Enhancement of sperm-zona pellucida (ZP) binding capacity by activation of protein kinase A and C pathways in certain infertile men with defective sperm-ZP binding

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-27

  Liu, D Y ^a   Liu, M L ^a,b,c   Baker, H W G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Male infertility; PKA; PKC; Sperm zona binding; Tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; DEFECTIVE SPERM ZONA PELLUCIDA BINDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERATOZOOSPERMIA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 57749198885     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den334     Document Type: Article

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