Electron Microscopic Cytochemistry of Adenylyl Cyclase Activity in Mouse Spermatozoa
Author(s) -
Lavinia Liguori,
Maria Grazia Rambotti,
Ilaria Bellezza,
Alba Minelli
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1551-5044
pISSN - 0022-1554
DOI - 10.1369/jhc.3b6141.2004
Subject(s) - cytochemistry , adenylyl cyclase , adcy10 , adcy9 , enzyme , chemistry , subcellular localization , cyclase , bicarbonate , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , cytoplasm , endocrinology
We investigated adenylyl cyclase activity of mouse spermatozoa by electron microscopic cytochemistry. Subcellular localization of enzyme activity was determined in the presence and absence of bicarbonate ions. Results confirm the existence in sperm of a bicarbonate-regulated adenylyl cyclase, which suggests microdomain signaling. (J Histochem Cytochem 52:833–836, 2004)
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