Role of acid/base transporters in the male reproductive tract and potential consequences of their malfunction.
Acid/base transporters play a key role in establishing an acidic luminal environment for sperm maturation and storage in the male reproductive tract. Impairment of the acidification capacity of the epididymis, via either genetic mutations or exposure to environmental factors, may have profound consequences on male fertility.
Pastor-Soler
Nuria
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Program in Membrane Biology/Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Piétrement
Christine
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Breton
Sylvie
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D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000143:Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000502:physiology*
D000143:Acids; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins