Aquaporins in spermatozoa and testicular germ cells: Identification and potential role

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 490-499

  Yeung, Ching Hei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

fertility; sperm volume regulation; spermatid residual cytoplasm; spermiogenesis; water channels

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 10; AQUAPORIN 11; AQUAPORIN 12; AQUAPORIN 6; AQUAPORIN 7; AQUAPORIN 8; AQUAPORIN 9; GLYCEROL; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AQP7 PROTEIN, MOUSE; AQUAPORIN 11, RAT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER;

CYTOPLASM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ION TRANSPORT; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OSMOLALITY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TESTICULAR GERM CELL; TESTIS; TESTIS CELL; TURNOVER TIME; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CELL SIZE; CYTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 6; AQUAPORINS; CELL SIZE; GERM CELLS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT PROTEINS, FACILITATIVE; HUMANS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 77954405754     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.40     Document Type: Review

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