- The
cation channels of
sperm also
known as
Catsper channels or
CatSper, are ion
channels that are
related to the two-pore
channels and
distantly related...
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formed by
proteins called CatSper.
These channels are selective,
allowing only
calcium ion to p****. The
opening of
CatSper channels is
responsible for...
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formed by
proteins called CatSper.
These channels are selective,
allowing only
calcium ions to p****. The
opening of
CatSper channels is
responsible for...
-
present in
perimenopausal women.
Progesterone modulates the
activity of
CatSper (
cation channels of sperm) voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
Since eggs release...
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contraceptive effect due to its
inhibiting effect on the
calcium channel of
sperm (
CatSper).
Lupeol has also been
shown to
exert anti-angiogenic and anti-cancer effects...
- Krähling;
Astrid Müller; U
Benjamin Kaupp; Timo Strünker (2012). "The
CatSper channel: a
polymodal chemosensor in
human sperm". The EMBO Journal. 31...
- ejaculation.
Inhibitors of
various sperm ion channels/transporters such as
CatSper, sNHE, Slo3, and NKAα4, are in development.
These inhibitors generally...
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activation of the
CatSper channel, a
sperm membrane specific calcium channel.
CatSperm can be
activated also by
progesterone and albumine.
CatSper, once activated...
- The
steroid progesterone has been
found to
modulate the
activity of
CatSper (
cation channels of sperm) voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
Since eggs release...
-
mutant mice.
Although CatSper need
additional subunits to
become functional, they are
unrelated to CNG
channels because CatSper lacks a cAMP/cGMP-binding...
