The role of mitochondria in energy production for human sperm motility

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-124

  Piomboni, P ^a   Focarelli, R ^a   Stendardi, A ^a   Ferramosca, A ^b   Zara, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mitochondria; Oxidative phosphorylation; Sperm motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE TRANSLOCASE; ANTIMYCIN A1; CALCIUM ION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARNITINE; CYANIDE; MYXOTHIAZOL; OLIGOMYCIN; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; ROTENONE;

ASTHENOSPERMIA; BIOENERGY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY YIELD; FERTILIZATION; GENOTYPE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAMMAL; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; CALCIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84858277611     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01218.x     Document Type: Review

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