Potassium increases intracellular calcium simulating progesterone action in human sperm

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Kumar, Sushma ^a   Ying, Y K ^a   Hong, P ^a   Maddaiah, V T ^a  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Potassium; Progesterone; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM ION; DIGITONIN; DILTIAZEM; EGTAZIC ACID; ION CHANNEL; NICARDIPINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRYLAMMONIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 79961187979     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014850100262254     Document Type: Article

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