Effect of nitric oxide releasers on some metabolic processes of rabbit spermatozoa

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-123

  Guzmán Grenfell, Alberto M ^a,d   Hernandez S R ^a   Gonzalez Martinez M T ^b   Hicks, J J ^c  

^a Ctro Medico Nac Siglo XXI I   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL JUÁREZ DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Rabbit; Sperm

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 79961182679     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850199262968     Document Type: Article

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