Whole-body heat exposure induces membrane changes in spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis of laboratory mice

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 591-598

  Wechalekar, Harsha ^a,b   Setchell, Brian P ^a   Peirce, Eleanor J ^a   Ricci, Mario ^a   Leigh, Chris ^a   Breed, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

laboratory mice; sperm membrane damage; whole body heat

Indexed keywords

7 AMINODACTINOMYCIN; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHOTIDYLSERINE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; SERINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 7-AMINOACTINOMYCIN D; DACTINOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HEAT TREATMENT; MALE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MICROCLIMATE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; EPIDIDYMIS; HEAT; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANNEXIN A5; CELL MEMBRANE; DACTINOMYCIN; EPIDIDYMIS; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MICE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 77954396205     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.41     Document Type: Article

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