The CatSper channel mediates progesterone-induced Ca2+ influx in human sperm

Nature

Volumn 471, Issue 7338, 2011, Pages 382-387

  Strünker, Timo ^a   Goodwin, Normann ^a   Brenker, Christoph ^a   Kashikar, Nachiket D ^a,c   Weyand, Ingo ^b   Seifert, Reinhard ^a   Kaupp, U Benjamin ^a  

^a CENTER OF ADVANCED EUROPEAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH CAESAR   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATSPER CHANNEL; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; MIBEFRADIL; NNC 550396; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCIUM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENOMICS; HORMONE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INHIBITION; ION; PH; SIGNAL; SPERM;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM;

ALPROSTADIL; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLOPROPANES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MIBEFRADIL; NAPHTHALENES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79952795278     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09769     Document Type: Article

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