Antibody directed against plasma membrane components of equine spermatozoa inhibits adhesion of spermatozoa to oviduct epithelial cells in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 720-730

  Thomas, P G A ^a   Ball, B A ^a,b   Ignotz, G G ^a   Dobrinski, I ^a   Parks, J E ^a   Currie, W B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; HORSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITHELIAL ATTACHMENT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031058216     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.3.720     Document Type: Article

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