Anandamide Capacitates Bull Spermatozoa through CB1 and TRPV1 Activation

María Gracia Gervasi; Claudia Osycka-Salut; Julieta Caballero; Mónica Vazquez-Levin; Elba Pereyra; Silvia Billi; Ana Franchi; Silvina Perez-Martinez

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0016993

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Anandamide Capacitates Bull Spermatozoa through CB1 and TRPV1 Activation

María Gracia Gervasi,

Affiliation Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Facultad de Medicina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Claudia Osycka-Salut,

Affiliation Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Facultad de Medicina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Julieta Caballero,

Affiliation Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Mónica Vazquez-Levin,

Affiliation Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Elba Pereyra,

Affiliation Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Facultad de Medicina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Silvia Billi,

Affiliation Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ana Franchi,

Affiliation Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Facultad de Medicina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Silvina Perez-Martinez

* E-mail: perezms@fmed.uba.ar

Affiliation Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, Facultad de Medicina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Anandamide Capacitates Bull Spermatozoa through CB1 and TRPV1 Activation

María Gracia Gervasi,
Claudia Osycka-Salut,
Julieta Caballero,
Mónica Vazquez-Levin,
Elba Pereyra,
Silvia Billi,
Ana Franchi,
Silvina Perez-Martinez

Published: February 11, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016993

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