Presence and function of dopamine transporter (DAT) in stallion sperm: dopamine modulates sperm motility and acrosomal integrity.

Dopamine is a catecholamine with multiple physiological functions, playing a key role in nervous system; however its participation in reproductive processes and sperm physiology is controversial. High dopamine concentrations have been reported in different portions of the feminine and masculine repr...

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Main Authors: Javier A Urra, Franz Villaroel-Espíndola, Alejandra A Covarrubias, Joan Enric Rodríguez-Gil, Alfredo Ramírez-Reveco, Ilona I Concha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234536?pdf=render