Evidence that selenium in rat sperm is associated with a cysteine‐rich structural protein of the mitochondrial capsules

Gamete Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1981, Pages 139-149

  Calvin, Harold I ^a   Cooper, George W ^b   Wallace, Edith ^c  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cysteine; mitochondrial capsules; protein; rat sperm; selenium

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; PROTEIN; RADIOISOTOPE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MITOCHONDRION; RAT; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0019719383     PISSN: 01487280     EISSN: 15543919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.1120040208     Document Type: Article

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