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Ion permeabilities in mouse sperm reveal an external trigger for SLO3-dependent hyperpolarization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Chávez Julio C, de la Vega-Beltrán José L, Escoffier Jessica, Visconti Pablo E, Treviño Claudia L, Darszon Alberto, Salkoff Lawrence, Santi Celia M
Abstract excerpt
Unlike most cells of the body which function in an ionic environment controlled within narrow limits, spermatozoa must function in a less controlled external environment. In order to better understand how sperm control their membrane potential in different ionic conditions, we measured mouse sperm membrane potentials under a variety of conditions and at different external K(+) concentrations, both before and...
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