Fucosylated glycoconjugates of the human spermatozoon. Comparison of the domains of these glycoconjugates with the α-fucosyl binding sites, and with lactosaminic glycoconjugates and β-D-galactosyl binding site domains

Biocell

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-20

  De Cerezo, J M S ^a   Marquinez A C ^a   Sarchi, M I ^a   Cerezo, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fucose; Glycoconjugates; Human spermatozoon

Indexed keywords

AMINOSUGAR; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FOLLITROPIN; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATE; LACTOSAMINE; LECTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMINO SUGARS; BINDING SITES; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HUMANS; LECTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030115910     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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