Effect of leptin on motility, capacitation and acrosome reaction of human spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 687-694

  Li, H W R ^a   Chiu, P C N ^a   Cheung, M P L ^a   Yeung, W S B ^a   O, W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL COUNT; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70449572487     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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