Effect of relaxin on human sperm functions

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 474-482

  Ferlin, Alberto ^a   Menegazzo, Massimo ^a   Gianesello, Lisa ^a   Selice, Riccardo ^a   Foresta, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; RXFP1; Sperm apoptosis; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; RELAXIN; RELAXIN FAMILY PEPTIDE RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PARSNIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; APOPTOSIS; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; CALCIUM; CYCLIC AMP; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; PROSTATE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RELAXIN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84862511216     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.012625     Document Type: Article

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