Glucose and fructose as functional modulators of overall dog, but not boar sperm function

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 468-480

  Fernandez Novell J M ^a   Ballester, J ^b   Altirriba, J ^c,d   Ramio Lluch L ^b   Barbera A ^c   Gomis, R ^c,d   Guinovart, J J ^e   Rodriguez Gil J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE   (Spain)

Author keywords

canine spermatozoa; glucokinase; monosaccharides; protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 20; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN 6; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN D3; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 2; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 6; CYCLIN E; FOCAL ADHESION KINASE 2; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RAF PROTEIN; SERINE; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOAR (MALE PIG); CELL CYCLE; CELL STRAIN COS7; DOG; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DOGS; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TRANSFECTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79957574182     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10120     Document Type: Article

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