@inbook{166f57873a4e4f548a488c09df677cba,
title = "K+ and Cl- Channels and Transporters in Sperm Function",
abstract = "To succeed in fertilization, spermatozoa must decode environmental cues which require a set of ion channels. Recent findings have revealed that K+ and Cl- channels participate in some of the main sperm functions. This work reviews the evidence indicating the involvement of K+ and Cl- channels in motility, maturation, and the acrosome reaction, and the advancement in identifying their molecular identity and modes of regulation. Improving our insight on how these channels operate will strengthen our ability to surmount some infertility problems, improve animal breeding, preserve biodiversity, and develop selective and secure male contraceptives.",
keywords = "Capacitation, Chloride, Hyperpolarization, Ionic currents, Potassium, Sperm",
author = "Santi, {C. M.} and G. Orta and L. Salkoff and Visconti, {P. E.} and A. Darszon and Trevi{\~n}o, {C. L.}",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to thank Alice Butler and Ana Laura Gonz{\'a}lez-Cota for editing and correcting this chapter. This work was supported by DGAPA: IN202312 (to A. D.) and IN202212 (to C. T.), CONACyT: 49113 and 128566 (to A. D.) and 99333 (to C. T.), and NIH: R01 HD44044 and HD038082 (to P. E. V.) and HD069631 (to C. S.).",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-416024-8.00014-3",
language = "English",
series = "Current Topics in Developmental Biology",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
pages = "385--421",
booktitle = "Current Topics in Developmental Biology",
}