Effects of tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 on progesterone and calcium ionophore-induced acrosome reaction

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 274-277

  Lampiao, F ^a   Du Plessis, S S ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium ionophore; Progesterone; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACROSOME REACTION; CALCIMYCIN; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; IONOPHORES; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 65549104358     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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