Binding of Spermatozoa to the Perivitelline Layer in the Presence of a Protease Inhibitor

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 748-752

  Kuroki, Masayo ^a   Mori, Makoto ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ovum; Perivitelline layer; Quail; Sperm binding; Yolk membrane

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE;

CHYMOSTATIN; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PEPSTATIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; STREPTOMYCES PEPSIN INHIBITOR; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

ACROSOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COTURNIX; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COTURNIX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OVUM; PEPSTATINS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

EID: 0031137349     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.5.748     Document Type: Article

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