Sodium/hydrogen exchanger 10, also known as solute carrier family 9 member 10, is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''SLC9A10''
gene
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.
Function
SLC9A10 is a member of the
sodium-hydrogen exchanger (NHE) family and is required for male fertility and sperm motility.
References
Solute carrier family
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