title: Cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin enhances osmotic tolerance and inhibits the acrosome reaction in rabbit spermatozoa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Adnan Menderes, 09016 Aydin, Turkey. aksoym@tnn.net
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akman
authors.forename: Necdet Cankat
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Lehimcioğlu
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdem
mesh_terms: D020101:Acrosome Reaction / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D007476:Ionophores / Q000494:pharmacology; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009995:Osmosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D009997:Osmotic Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D003505:Cyclodextrins; D007476:Ionophores; D008244:Lysophosphatidylcholines; D000001:Calcimycin; D002784:Cholesterol