Title : Effect of phosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylcholine, arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on the motility of human sperm.

Pub. Date : 1986 Apr

PMID : 2947864






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1 Because all of the three inhibitors of motility are hydrolytic products of phosphatidylcholine, and the catalytic enzyme, phospholipase A2, is known to be calcium dependent, it is suggested that calcium might inhibit sperm motility by activating phospholipase A2 which in turn releases lysophosphatidylcholine and free fatty acids. Fatty Acids, Nonesterified phospholipase A2 group IB Homo sapiens