Insulin and IR-β in pig spermatozoa: A role of the hormone in the acquisition of fertilizing ability

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 554-562

  Carpino, A ^a   Rago, V ^a   Guido, C ^a,b   Casaburi, I ^a,b   Aquila, S ^a,b  

^a Department of Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility; Insulin; Insulin receptor ; Pig spermatozoa; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; INSULIN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SWINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FERTILIZATION; GLUCOSE; HORMONES; INSULIN; MALE; RECEPTOR, INSULIN; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77951891046     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00971.x     Document Type: Article

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