Sperm surface protein PH-20 is bifunctional: One activity is a hyaluronidase and a second, distinct activity is required in secondary Sperm- Zona binding

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-86

  Hunnicutt, Gary R ^a   Primakoff, Paul ^a   Myles, Diana G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GUINEA PIG; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029788223     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.1.80     Document Type: Article

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