Effect of NGF on the motility and acrosome reaction of golden hamster spermatozoa in vitro

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 437-443

  Jin, WanZhu ^a,b,c   Tanaka, Akane ^a   Watanabe, Gen ^a   Matsuda, Hiroshi ^a   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Golden hamster; Motility; Nerve growth factor (NGF); Sperm

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HAMSTER; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 77956514998     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-219N     Document Type: Article

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