Biochemical and molecular characterization of bovine fertilin α and β (ADAM 1 and ADAM 2): A candidate sperm-egg binding/fusion complex

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1245-1254

  Waters, S I ^a   White, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL FUSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030940446     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.5.1245     Document Type: Article

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