Role of Acid/Base Transporters in the Male Reproductive Tract and Potential Consequences of Their Malfunction
Open Access
- 1 December 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Physiological Society in Physiology
- Vol. 20 (6) , 417-428
- https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.00036.2005
Abstract
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.Keywords
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