Ion Channels of Spermatozoa: Structure, Function, and Regulation Mechanisms

Elisabeth Pinart

doi:10.3390/ijms23115880

Ion Channels of Spermatozoa: Structure, Function, and Regulation Mechanisms

Int J Mol Sci. 2022 May 24;23(11):5880. doi: 10.3390/ijms23115880.

Author

Elisabeth Pinart¹

Affiliation

¹ Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction (TechnoSperm), Institute of Food and Agricultural Technology, University of Girona, E-17003 Girona, Spain.

Abstract

Ion transport is essential for sperm physiology, being involved in sperm-cell differentiation and maturation, motility activation, chemotaxis towards the oocyte, and fertilization, as well as in sperm adaptation to the surrounding medium [...].

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Animals
Chemotaxis / physiology
Ion Channels / metabolism
Ion Transport
Male
Sperm Motility* / physiology
Spermatozoa* / metabolism

Substances

Ion Channels