Expression of a common secretory granule specific protein as a marker for the extracellular organelles (prostasomes) in human semen

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 755-759

  Skibinski, G ^a   Kelly, R W ^a   James, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

granulophysin expression; Human seminal plasma; prostasomes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SECRETORY GRANULE; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028295753     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56658-8     Document Type: Article

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