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Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive

Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive

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Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive

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Full title

Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive

Publisher

United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Journal title

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 2015-10, Vol.350 (6259), p.442-445

Language

English

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United States: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Contents

Calcineurin inhibitors, such as cyclosporine A and FK506, are used as immunosuppressant drugs, but their adverse effects on male reproductive function remain unclear. The testis expresses somatic calcineurin and a sperm-specific isoform that contains a catalytic subunit (PPP3CC) and a regulatory subunit (PPP3R2). We demonstrate herein that male mic...

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Sperm calcineurin inhibition prevents mouse fertility with implications for male contraceptive

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1904223576

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1904223576

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ISSN

0036-8075

E-ISSN

1095-9203

DOI

10.1126/science.aad0836

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