Assessment of the effect of testosterone on the acrosome reaction of human spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 627-633

  Vigil, P ^a,b   Barrientos, V M ^a   Vargas, G G ^a   Machuca, D A ^a   Cortes M E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Fundacion Medica San Cristobal   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acrosomal exocytosis; Acrosome reaction; Human spermatozoa; Sex steroids; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; AGGLUTININ; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LECTIN; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; PEA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84861494330     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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