Patch clamp studies of human sperm under physiological ionic conditions reveal three functionally and pharmacologically distinct cation channels

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 392-408

  Mansell, S A ^a   Publicover, S J ^b   Barratt, C L R ^a   Wilson, S M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CatSper; Fertilization; Patch clamp recording; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; CLOFILIUM; LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; PROGESTERONE; QUINIDINE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATSPER1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TAIL; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP; DRUG EFFECTS; FERTILIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84899795576     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gau003     Document Type: Article

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