The downstream effects of vitamin D in spermatozoa needs further study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2152-2153

  Yang, Bo ^a   Sun, Hang ^a   Wang, He ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM ION; VITAMIN D;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; LETTER; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

EID: 77954962126     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq114     Document Type: Letter

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