Inhibition of human sperm motility by contraceptive anti-eppin antibodies from infertile male monkeys: Effect on cyclic adenosine monophosphate

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 279-285

  O'Rand, Michael G ^a   Widgren, Esther E ^a   Beyler, Stan ^a   Richardson, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CAMP; Contraception; Eppin, gamete biology; Semenogelin; Seminal plasma; Sperm; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYCLIC AMP; EPITOPE; EPPIN; PROTEIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SEMENOGELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIQUEFACTION; MALE INFERTILITY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; CYCLIC AMP; DOWN-REGULATION; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEINASE INHIBITORY PROTEINS, SECRETORY; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 59949087468     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.072942     Document Type: Article

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