Gluconeogenesis-linked glycogen metabolism is important in the achievement of in vitro capacitation of dog spermatozoa in a medium without glucose

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1437-1445

  Albarracin J L ^a   Fernandez Novell J M ^b   Ballester, J ^a   Rauch, M C ^c   Quintero Moreno, A ^a   Pena A ^a   Mogas, T ^a   Rigau, T ^a   Yanez A ^c   Guinovart, J J ^b   Siebe, J C ^c   Concha, I I ^c   Rodríguez Gil, Joan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Dog sperm; Gamete biology; Gluconeogenesis; Glycogen metabolism; In vitro capacitation; Sperm; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATASE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; PHENYLACETIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLYCOGEN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; DOGS; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHENYLACETATES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; PAA;

EID: 6344226561     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.029041     Document Type: Article

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