The clinical significance of calcium-signalling pathways mediating human sperm hyperactivation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 866-876

  Alasmari, Wardah ^a,d   Barratt, Christopher L R ^a,b   Publicover, Stephen J ^c   Whalley, Katherine M ^b   Foster, Erica ^a,e   Kay, Vanessa ^b   Martins Da Silva, Sarah ^a,b   Oxenham, Senga K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calcium signalling; hyperactivation; IVF.; male fertility; sperm; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; CALCIUM ION; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM;

EID: 84875585715     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des467     Document Type: Article

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