Control of sperm motility and fertility: Diverse factors and common mechanisms

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3446-3457

  Yoshida, M ^a   Kawano, N ^b   Yoshida, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Chemotaxis; Female reproductive tract; Fertilization; Motility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CHEMOATTRACTANT; PROGESTERONE; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; SPERM ACTIVATING PEPTIDE;

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMOTAXIS; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SEMINAL PLASMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHEMOTAXIS; CYCLIC AMP; EGG PROTEINS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; INVERTEBRATES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVUM; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; VERTEBRATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55549125532     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8230-z     Document Type: Review

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