RU486 inhibits penetration of human spermatozoa into zona-free hamster oocytes

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-66

  Yang, J ^a   Serfles, C ^a   Baulieu, E E ^b   Jouannet, P ^a  

^a Université Paris V ^*  (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Contraception; Progesterone; RU486; Spermatozoa; Zona free hamster oocyte

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

EID: 9044234409     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00436.x     Document Type: Article

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