An N-terminal partial sequence of the 13kDa Pycnopodia helianthoides sperm chemoattractant 'startrak' possesses sperm-attracting activity

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 311-318

  Miller, Richard L ^a   Vogt, Richard ^b,c  

^a Temple University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Chemoattractant; Echinoderms; Peptide; Pycnopodia helianthoides; Sequence; Spermatozoa; Starfish

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; STARFISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARY; SPERMATOZOA; STARFISH;

ANIMALIA; ASTERIAS; PYCNOPODIA HELIANTHOIDES;

EID: 0030087847     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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