Regionalization and redistribution of membrane phospholipids and cholesterol in mouse spermatozoa during in vitro capacitation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1133-1146

  Lin, Yan ^a   Kan, Frederick W K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COLLOIDAL GOLD; FILIPIN; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOLIPASE A;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; FILIPIN; FREEZE FRACTURING; GOLD COLLOID; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MICE; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029908718     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.5.1133     Document Type: Article

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