title: Enhancement of sperm motility using pentoxifylline and platelet-activating factor.
abstract: Enhancement of sperm motility can effectively improve assisted reproductive technique outcomes. Here we describe two (pentoxifylline and platelet-activating factor) popular sperm motility enhancers and their respective methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Shilo L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Roudebush
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D010431:Pentoxifylline