Inhibition of the sea urchin sperm acrosome reaction by a lignin-derived macromolecule

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 139-156

  Pillai, M C ^a,b   Blethrow, H ^b   Higashi, R M ^c   Vines, C A ^b   Cherr, G N ^b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Lignin derived macromolecule; Sea urchin sperm

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; IONOMYCIN; LIGNIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; FLUORESCENCE; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030985663     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(96)00821-1     Document Type: Article

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