Immunolocalization of aquaporin 7 in human sperm and its relationship with semen parameters

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 129-135

  Moretti, Elena ^a   Terzuoli, Gaia ^a   Mazzi, Lucia ^a   Iacoponi, Francesca ^a   Collodel, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaporin 7; Human spermatozoa; Immunocytochemistry; Swim up; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 7;

ACROSOME; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

APOPTOSIS; AQUAPORINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NECROSIS; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84861179231     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396368.2011.644385     Document Type: Article

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