Modulation of spermatozoon acrosome reaction

Biological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-159

  Vigil, Pilar ^a,b   Orellana, Renán F ^a   Cortés, Manuel E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Fundacion Medica San Cristobal   (Chile)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Hormone modulation; Sex steroids; Spermatozoon acrosome reaction

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMALS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 80052128860     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602011000200007     Document Type: Article

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