Progesterone-Mediated Calcium Influx and Acrosome Reaction of Human Spermatozoa: Pharmacological Investigation of T-Type Calcium Channels1
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- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 60 (1) , 102-109
Abstract
The mechanisms of the progesterone (P4)-activated Ca2+ influx and the relationship between the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and thKeywords
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