Localization of a Heparin-Binding Protein to Distinct Regions of Bovine Sperm

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 429-438

  McCauley, Tod C ^a   Bellin, Mary E ^a   Ax, Roy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulls; Capacitation; Fertility; Heparin binding proteins; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; HEPARIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEPARIN; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030077076     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.742429x     Document Type: Article

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