Oligomycin A-induced inhibition of mitochondrial ATP-synthase activity suppresses boar sperm motility and in vitro capacitation achievement without modifying overall sperm energy levels

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 883-897

  Ramió Lluch, Laura ^a   Yeste, Marc ^a   Fernández Novell, Josep M ^b   Estrada, Efrén ^a   Rocha, Luiz ^a   Cebrián Pérez, José A ^c   Muiño Blanco, Teresa ^c   Concha, Ilona I ^d   Ramírez, Alfredo ^d   Rodríguez Gil, Joan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

acrosome exocytosis; ATP; chemiosmosis; consumption

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OLIGOMYCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXOCYTOSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM; SPERM ENERGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTON-TRANSLOCATING ATPASES; OLIGOMYCINS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 84899583421     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD13145     Document Type: Article

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