Effect of prolactin on metabolism of human spermatozoa.
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.
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*
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005632:Fructose; D011388:Prolactin; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D005947:Glucose