• Dexamethasone reduces acrosin activity of ram spermatozoa 

      Tsantarliotou, M. P.; Taitzoglou, I. A.; Goulas, P.; Kokolis, N. A. (2002)
      The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dexamethasone on acrosin activity of spermatozoa in Chios rams during autumn (breeding season for sheep in Greece), in correlation with possible changes in blood ...
    • Induction of the acrosome reaction in bull spermatozoa with plasmin 

      Taitzoglou, I. A.; Chapman, D. A.; Killian, G. J. (2003)
      Proteolytic enzymes appear to have an essential role in multiple phases of mammalian fertilization. Plasmin, the active enzyme of the plasminogen activation system that stimulates fibrinolysis and proteolysis has a less ...