K+ and Cl- Channels and Transporters in Sperm Function

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 385-421

  Santi, C M ^a   Orta, G ^b   Salkoff, L ^a   Visconti, P E ^c   Darszon, A ^b   Trevino C L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Chloride; Hyperpolarization; Ionic currents; Potassium; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871802656     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416024-8.00014-3     Document Type: Chapter

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