Fusion of sperm with prostasomes: Effects on membrane fluidity

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-12

  Carlini, Enrico ^b   Palmerini, Carlo Alberto ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando Vinicio ^c   Arienti, Giuseppe ^b  

^a Dipto di Biol Cell e Molecolare   (Italy)

^b Ist di Biochimica e Chimica Medica   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diphenylhexatriene; Fluidity; Membrane fusion; Octadecylrhodamine; Prostasome; Sperm

Indexed keywords

RHODAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; SPERM;

EID: 0031195029     PISSN: 00039861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abbi.1997.9999     Document Type: Article

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