Abstract
The hormone progesterone rapidly activates intracellular signalling in human sperm, regulating key aspects of their physiology. An ion channel unique to the sperm tail seems to relay progesterone's signal.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 313-314 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 471 |
| Issue number | 7338 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Calcium channels
- Steroid hormones
- Spermatozoa
- Influx
- Cell biology
- Biophysics
- Physiology
- Medical research
- Developmental biology
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Reproductive biology: progesterone's gateway into sperm (vol 471, pg 313, 2011). Clarification
Publicover, S. & Barratt, C., 31 Mar 2011, In: Nature. 471, 7340, p. 589-589 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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