Inhibition of G protein in human sperm and its influence on acrosome reaction and zona pellucida binding

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1009-1011

  Franken, D R ^a   Morales, P J ^a   Habenicht, U F ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

G proteins; human acrosome reaction; zona binding

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030458887     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58698-1     Document Type: Article

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