Hyperactivation of stallion sperm is required for successful in vitro fertilization of equine oocytes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 199-206

  McPartlin, L A ^a   Suarez, S S ^a   Czaya, C A ^a   Hinrichs, K ^b   Bedford Guaus, Sylvia J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamete biology; In vitro fertilization; Sperm capacitation; Sperm hyperactivation; Sperm motility and transport

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; PROCAINE; TYROSINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STALLION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORSES; MALE; OOCYTES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROCAINE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67649642113     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.074880     Document Type: Article

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