The expression of αv, α5, β1, and β3 integrin chains on ejaculated human spermatozoa varies with their functional state

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 169-175

  Fusi, F M ^a   Tamburini, C ^a   Mangili, F ^b   Montesano, M ^a   Ferrari, A ^a   Bronson, R A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Integrins; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALPHA5 INTEGRIN; BETA1 INTEGRIN; BETA3 INTEGRIN; CALCIMYCIN; CD51 ANTIGEN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; FIBRONECTIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; IONOPHORE; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PEROXIDASE; POLYMER; SERUM ALBUMIN; VITRONECTIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING;

ACETONE; ACROSOME; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD29; CALCIMYCIN; CULTURE MEDIA; EJACULATION; FIBRONECTINS; FIXATIVES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; INTEGRIN ALPHA5; INTEGRIN ALPHAV; INTEGRIN BETA3; IONOPHORES; MALE; PEROXIDASE; PLATELET MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMERS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING; VITRONECTIN;

EID: 0030089491     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.3.169     Document Type: Article

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