Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy.
Sperm dysfunction is the single most common defined cause of infertility. One in 15 men is sub-fertile and the condition is increasing in frequency. However, the diagnosis is poor and, excluding assisted conception, there is no treatment. The reason for this is our limited understanding of the bioch...
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| author | Conner, S Lefièvre, L Kirkman-Brown, J Michelangeli, F Jimenez-Gonzalez, C Machado-Oliveira, G Pixton, K Brewis, I Barratt, C Publicover, S |
| author_facet | Conner, S Lefièvre, L Kirkman-Brown, J Michelangeli, F Jimenez-Gonzalez, C Machado-Oliveira, G Pixton, K Brewis, I Barratt, C Publicover, S |
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| description | Sperm dysfunction is the single most common defined cause of infertility. One in 15 men is sub-fertile and the condition is increasing in frequency. However, the diagnosis is poor and, excluding assisted conception, there is no treatment. The reason for this is our limited understanding of the biochemical, molecular and genetic functions of the spermatozoon. The underlying premise of our research programme is to establish a rudimentary understanding of the processes necessary for successful fertilisation. In this manuscript, we detail advances in our understanding of calcium signalling in the cell and outline genetic and proteomic technologies that are being used to improve the diagnosis of the condition. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4679397f-467c-4fce-9cbd-19f8b804b2eb2022-03-26T15:13:59ZUnderstanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4679397f-467c-4fce-9cbd-19f8b804b2ebEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2007Conner, SLefièvre, LKirkman-Brown, JMichelangeli, FJimenez-Gonzalez, CMachado-Oliveira, GPixton, KBrewis, IBarratt, CPublicover, SSperm dysfunction is the single most common defined cause of infertility. One in 15 men is sub-fertile and the condition is increasing in frequency. However, the diagnosis is poor and, excluding assisted conception, there is no treatment. The reason for this is our limited understanding of the biochemical, molecular and genetic functions of the spermatozoon. The underlying premise of our research programme is to establish a rudimentary understanding of the processes necessary for successful fertilisation. In this manuscript, we detail advances in our understanding of calcium signalling in the cell and outline genetic and proteomic technologies that are being used to improve the diagnosis of the condition. |
| spellingShingle | Conner, S Lefièvre, L Kirkman-Brown, J Michelangeli, F Jimenez-Gonzalez, C Machado-Oliveira, G Pixton, K Brewis, I Barratt, C Publicover, S Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title | Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title_full | Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title_fullStr | Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title_short | Understanding the physiology of pre-fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa--a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy. |
| title_sort | understanding the physiology of pre fertilisation events in the human spermatozoa a necessary prerequisite to developing rational therapy |
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