Aquaporins in sperm osmoadaptation: An emerging role for volume regulation

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 721-724

  Chen, Qi ^a,b   Duan, En Kui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

aquaporins; osmosensing mechanosensing; regulatory volume decrease; sperm; tetrameric structure; water permeability

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 3;

CELL SWELLING; CELL VOLUME; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOOSMOTIC STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CELL SIZE; HUMANS; MALE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; WATER;

EID: 79958120523     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aps.2011.35     Document Type: Conference Paper

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