P-selectin is expressed on the oolemma of human and hamster oocytes following sperm adhesion and is also detected on the equatorial region of acrosome-reacted human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 341-347

  Fusi, F M ^a   Montesano, M ^a   Bernocchi, N ^a   Panzeri, C ^a   Ferrara, F ^a   Villa, A ^a   Bronson, R A ^b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Gamete interaction; Oolemma; P selectin; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

PADGEM PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HAMSTER; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; P-SELECTIN; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030132728     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.5.341     Document Type: Article

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