Inhibition of sperm-zona binding by suramin, a potential 'lead' compound for design of new anti-fertility agents

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 597-605

  Jones, Roy ^a   Parry, Richard ^a   Leggio, Leila Lo ^a   Nickel, Peter ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Proacrosin; Suramin; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EGG PROTEIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROACROSIN; SURAMIN; ZONA PELLUCIDA GLYCOPROTEINS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BINDING SITE; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSIN; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; DRUG DESIGN; EGG PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SURAMIN; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030202144     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.8.597     Document Type: Article

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