Emodin inhibits human sperm functions by reducing sperm [Ca2+]i and tyrosine phosphorylation

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-21

  Luo, Tao ^a   Li, Na ^a   He, Yuan qiao ^a   Weng, Shi qi ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Zou, Qian xing ^a   Zeng, Xu hui ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CatSper; Emodin; Human sperm functions; Progesterone; Tyrosine phosphorylation; Ca2+ i

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CATSPER CALCIUM CHANNEL; EMODIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; PROGESTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CALCIUM; TYROSINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DENSITY; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LINEAR VELOCITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM HYPERACTIVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; TOXICITY TESTING; VELOCITY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

CALCIUM; EMODIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROGESTERONE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TYROSINE;

EID: 84919704892     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.11     Document Type: Article

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