Evidence that peptides derived from the disintegrin domain of primate fertilin and containing the ECD motif block the binding of human spermatozoa to the zona-free hamster oocyte

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-170

  Gichuhi, P M ^b   Ford, W C L ^b   Hall, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disintegrins; Fertilin; Sperm oocyte binding; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

DISINTEGRIN; FERTILIN BETA; HEXAPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RABBIT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030831124     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1997.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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