Role for glycoconjugates in cellular communication in the human reproductive system

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 513-517

  Clark, Gary F ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a   Seppälä, Markku ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE;

ANIMAL; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030177992     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.7.513     Document Type: Article

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