Effect of transforming growth factors (TGFα and TGFβ) on human sperm chemotactic migration in vitro

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-159

  Sliwa L ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Human spermatozoa; TGF ; TGF

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CHEMOKINESIS; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MAMMAL; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 79961203809     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010390129223     Document Type: Article

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