Sperm motility: Things are moving in the lab!

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 453-456

  Publicover, S J ^a   Barratt, Christopher L R ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PENTOXIFYLLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CATSPER1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROGESTERONE;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TAIL;

EID: 80055067653     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gar048     Document Type: Editorial

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