Beta‐chemokine receptors 5 and 3 are expressed on the head region of human spermatozoon
@article{Muciaccia2005BetachemokineR5, title={Beta‐chemokine receptors 5 and 3 are expressed on the head region of human spermatozoon}, author={Barbara Muciaccia and Fabrizio Padula and Elena Vicini and Loredana Gandini and Andrea Lenzi and Mario Stefanini}, journal={The FASEB Journal}, year={2005}, volume={19} }
Induction of human sperm chemotaxis is an established phenomenon, though signaling systems physiologically involved have not been identified. Recently, it has been demonstrated that RANTES is present in the follicular fluid and that this molecule is a chemoactractant for human spermatozoa. However, the presence of ß‐chemokine receptors on human spermatozoa has never been reported. By cytometric, Western blotting and immunofluorescence analysis, we demonstrate the presence of CCR5 and CCR3 on…
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