Nicholas L. Cross

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Nicholas L. Cross is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas L. Cross has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas L. Cross's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (25 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (19 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (10 papers). Nicholas L. Cross is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (25 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (19 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (10 papers). Nicholas L. Cross collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Nicholas L. Cross's co-authors include James W. Overstreet, Patricio Morales, Frederick W. Hanson, Stanley Meizel, Richard P. Elinson, Laurinda A. Jaffe, Bertrand Picheral, David Epel, Sarah J. Locke and Ying‐Shin Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Journal of Cell Science.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas L. Cross

38 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Two simple methods for detecting acrosome‐reacted human sperm

1986 531 citations Nicholas L. Cross, Patricio Morales et al. Gamete Research profile →

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Prudence Talbot United States

L. R. Fraser United Kingdom

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Patricia Olds‐Clarke United States

Lynn R. Fraser United Kingdom

Patricia M. Saling United States

Mariano G. Buffone Argentina

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Cross, Nicholas L.. (2004). Reorganization of Lipid Rafts During Capacitation of Human Sperm1. Biology of Reproduction. 71(4). 1367–1373. 121 indexed citations

Chattopadhyay, Sandip, et al.. (2003). Fusion of Lamellar Body with Plasma Membrane Is Driven by the Dual Action of Annexin II Tetramer and Arachidonic Acid. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(41). 39675–39683. 38 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L.. (2003). Decrease in Order of Human Sperm Lipids During Capacitation1. Biology of Reproduction. 69(2). 529–534. 52 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L., et al.. (2003). Structural Features of Sterols Required to Inhibit Human Sperm Capacitation1. Biology of Reproduction. 68(4). 1308–1317. 27 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L.. (2000). Sphingomyelin Modulates Capacitation of Human Sperm In Vitro1. Biology of Reproduction. 63(4). 1129–1134. 49 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L.. (1999). Effect of methyl-?-cyclodextrin on the acrosomal responsiveness of human sperm. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 53(1). 92–98. 52 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L., et al.. (1997). Control of Human Sperm Intracellular pH by Cholesterol and its Relationship to the Response of the Acrosome to Progesterone1. Biology of Reproduction. 56(5). 1169–1174. 59 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L., et al.. (1996). Unesterified Cholesterol Content of Human Sperm Regulates the Response of the Acrosome to the Agonist, Progesterone1. Biology of Reproduction. 55(1). 19–24. 53 indexed citations

Cross, Nicholas L.. (1996). Effect of cholesterol and other sterols on human sperm acrosomal responsiveness. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 45(2). 212–217. 59 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L.. (1993). Multiple effects of seminal plasma on the acrosome reaction of human sperm. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 35(3). 316–323. 70 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L., et al.. (1991). Effects of cryopreservation on human sperm acrosomes. Human Reproduction. 6(9). 1279–1283. 70 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L., et al.. (1990). Regional binding of human anti-sperm antibodies assessed by indirect immunofluorescense. Human Reproduction. 5(1). 47–51. 5 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L.. (1990). A Modified and Improved Assay for Sperm Amidase Activity. Journal of Andrology. 11(5). 409–413. 6 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L., Patricio Morales, Masaru Fukuda, & E. Behboodi. (1989). Determining acrosomal status of the cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) sperm by fluorescence microscopy. American Journal of Primatology. 17(2). 157–163. 21 indexed citations

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Morales, Patricio, et al.. (1989). Acrosome intact and acrosome-reacted human sperm can initiate binding to the zona pellucida. Developmental Biology. 133(2). 385–392. 84 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L. & Stanley Meizel. (1989). Methods for Evaluating the Acrosomal Status of Mammalian Sperm1. Biology of Reproduction. 41(4). 635–641. 175 indexed citations

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Zinaman, Michael J., Erma Z. Drobnis, Patricio Morales, et al.. (1989). The Physiology of Sperm Recovered from the Human Cervix: Acrosomal Status and Response to Inducers of the Acrosome Reaction1. Biology of Reproduction. 41(5). 790–797. 40 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L., Patricio Morales, James W. Overstreet, & Frederick W. Hanson. (1988). Induction of Acrosome Reactions by the Human Zona Pellucida1. Biology of Reproduction. 38(1). 235–244. 234 indexed citations

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Wiley, Lynn M., Michael Femi Obasaju, James W. Overstreet, et al.. (1987). Detection of antisperm antibodies: their localization to human sperm antigens that are transferred to the surface of zona-free hamster oocytes during the sperm penetration assay. Fertility and Sterility. 48(2). 292–298. 11 indexed citations

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Cross, Nicholas L. & James W. Overstreet. (1987). Glycoconjugates of the human sperm surface: Distribution and alterations that accompany capacitation in vitro. Gamete Research. 16(1). 23–35. 79 indexed citations

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