Identification of hydrolase binding activities of the acrosomal matrix of hamster spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1405-1414

  NagDas, Subir K ^a   Winfrey, Virginia P ^a   Olson, Gary E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ACROSIN; HYDROLASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROACROSIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITON X 100;

ACROSOME REACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME BINDING; HAMSTER; IONIC STRENGTH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029955015     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.6.1405     Document Type: Article

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