Physiology of Na+/H+ exchangers in the male reproductive tract: Relevance for male fertility

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Martins, Ana D ^a,b   Bernardino, Raquel L ^b   Neuhaus Oliveira, Aline ^a   Sousa, Mário ^b   Sá, Rosália ^b   Alves, Marco G ^a   Oliveira, Pedro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

acid base transporters; male fertility; pH regulation; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CELL MATURATION; CELL VOLUME; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WATER ABSORPTION; FERTILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

SODIUM PROTON EXCHANGE PROTEIN;

FERTILITY; GENITALIA, MALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SODIUM-HYDROGEN ANTIPORTER; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84906281793     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.118331     Document Type: Review

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