title: Effect of prolactin on metabolism of human spermatozoa.
abstract: The effect of prolactin on adenyl cyclase, rate of fructose utilization, and glucose oxidation by human spermatozoa was studied. Prolactin stimulated all of these processes at a concentration generally available in seminal plasma. These results suggest that prolactin plays an important role in the energy metabolism of human spermatozoa.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005632:Fructose / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005632:Fructose; D011388:Prolactin; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D005947:Glucose