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Abstract
Sperm immobilizing activity of three class I antiarrhythmic drugs, quinidine, procainamide, mexiletine, one adrenoceptor blocking drug, labetalol and one calcium channel blocking drug, diltiazem was measured with a trans-membrane migration method. All these drugs immobilized human sperm. Local anaesthetic effect is the underlying mechanism for these drugs to inhibit sperm motility. Sperm immobilization could be a screening test for the local anaesthetic effect of antiarrhythmic drugs.Entities:
Keywords: Contraception; Contraceptive Agents; Contraceptive Agents, Male; Contraceptive Mode Of Action; Drugs; Economic Factors; Family Planning; Fertilization; Inhibition Of Fertilization; Reproduction; Research And Development; Sperm Immobilizing Agents; Sperm Transport; Sperm Transport Inhibition; Spermicidal Contraceptive Agents; Technology; Treatment
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6743466 PMCID: PMC1463418 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1984.tb02404.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Clin Pharmacol ISSN: 0306-5251 Impact factor: 4.335