Publication: Changes in surface ATPase of rat spermatozoa in transit from the caput to the cauda epididymidis
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1976-01-01
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00224251
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Vol.48, No.1 (1976), 91-97
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M. Chulavatnatol, S. Yindepit Changes in surface ATPase of rat spermatozoa in transit from the caput to the cauda epididymidis. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility. Vol.48, No.1 (1976), 91-97. doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0480091 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/10851
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Changes in surface ATPase of rat spermatozoa in transit from the caput to the cauda epididymidis
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Rat spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis were found to have a lower activity of the surface ATPase than the spermatozoa from the caput region. The enzyme from spermatozoa of both regions had the same Michaelis constant (K(m)) for ATP of 5x10 -4 M. It was partly inhibited by ouabain and fluoride, but strongly inhibited by Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ , p chloromercuribenzoate, 8 anilino 1 naphthalenesulphonate, Triton X 100, Lubrol PX, urea, guanidine hydrochloride, sodium dodecyl sulphate and glycerylphosphorylcholine. The enzyme of the spermatozoa from the cauda epididymidis was more sensitive to inhibition by ouabain and fluoride but less sensitive to inhibition by Cu 2+ than that of the cells from the caput region. The Arrhenius plot of the temperature dependence of enzymatic activity varied for the cells from the caput and cauda epididymidis. The differences in the enzyme properties of spermatozoa from the 2 regions of the epididymis suggested that the decline in the activity during epididymal maturation may reflect changes in the lipids and sulphydryl groups of the sperm membrane.