Effect of Escherichia coli and its soluble factors on mitochondrial membrane potential, phosphatidylserine translocation, viability, and motility of human spermatozoa

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 619-623

  Schulz, Mabel ^a   Sánchez, Raúl ^a   Soto, Lilian ^a   Risopatrón, Jennie ^a   Villegas, Juana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

apoptosis; bacterial infection; E. coli; Human spermatozoa; sperm function

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77953714565     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.140     Document Type: Article

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