Fusion of human sperm to prostasomes at acidic pH

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-94

  Arienti, G ^a   Carlini, E ^a   Palmerini, C A ^b  

^a Ist di Biochimica e Chimica Medica   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Biol Cell e Molecolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Liposomes; Membrane; Rhodamine; Seminal fluid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; RHODAMINE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMES; LIVER; MALE; PROSTATE; RATS; RHODAMINES; SEMEN;

EID: 0031034693     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900160     Document Type: Article

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