Inhibition of sperm capacitation and fertilizing capacity by adjudin is mediated by chloride and its channels in humans

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-59

  Li, Kun ^a   Ni, Ya ^a,b   He, Yi ^b   Chen, Wen Ying ^a   Lu, Jian Xin ^b   Yan Cheng, C ^c   Ge, Ren Shan ^b,c   Shi, Qi Xian ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

adjudin; chloride; fertilizing capacity; human sperm

Indexed keywords

ADJUDIN; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORIDE ION; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; CYCLIC AMP; FILAMIN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SERINE; THREONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CENTRIFUGATION; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNODETECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

EID: 84871251776     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des384     Document Type: Article

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