Relationship between caspase activity and apoptotic markers in human sperm in response to hydrogen peroxide and progesterone

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 615-621

  Lozano, Graciela M ^a   Bejarano, Ignacio ^b   Espino, Javier ^b   González, David ^b   Ortiz, Águeda ^a   García, Juan F ^b   Rodríguez, Ana B ^a   Pariente, José A ^a  

^a Infantile Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Phosphatidylserine exposure; Spermatozoa; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CASPASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NICK END LABELING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CASPASES; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349114814     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20250     Document Type: Article

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