Effects of Atrazine and Fenoxaprop-Ethyl on capacitation and the acrosomal reaction in Boar Sperm

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-32

  Fierro, Reyna ^a   Maravilla Galván, Ramiro ^b   González Márquez, Humberto ^b   Gómez Arroyo, Sandra ^b   Jiménez, Irma ^b   Betancourt, Miguel ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Atrazine; Boar sperm; Capacitation; Fenoxaprop ethyl

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; FENOXAPROP ETHYL; HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GESTAGEN; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; CELL SURVIVAL; HERBICIDES; MALE; OXAZOLES; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; PROPIONATES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SWINE;

EID: 68049084609     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1091581809333138     Document Type: Article

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