Slo1 is the principal potassium channel of human spermatozoa

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Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Mannowetz, Nadja ^a   Naidoo, Natasha M ^a   Choo, Seung A Sara ^a   Smith, James F ^b   Lishko, Polina V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHARYBDOTOXIN; IBERIOTOXIN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; KCNMA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNIT; PAXILLINE; PEPTIDE; PHARMACOLOGY; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL SLO1; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALKALINIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CALCIUM; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMANS; INDOLES; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNITS; MALE; METABOLISM; PEPTIDES; PHARMACOLOGY; PROGESTERONE; SPERM TAIL; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84885361864     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2050084X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.01009.001     Document Type: Article

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