Human sperm anatomy: Ultrastructural localization of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 receptor and its possible role in the human male gamete

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 555-564

  Aquila, Saveria ^a   Guido, Carmela ^a   Perrotta, Ida ^a   Tripepi, Sandro ^a   Nastro, Alfonso ^a   Andò, Sebastiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

1,25(OH)2D3 receptor (VDR); 1a,25 dihydroxyvitaminD3. sperm; Male reproduction; Nuclear receptors

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCITRIOL RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAMETE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL NUCLEUS; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTORS, CALCITRIOL; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 55449133942     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00975.x     Document Type: Article

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