Evidence for distinct serine protease activities with a potential role in processing the sperm protein fertilin

Developmental Biology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 131-145

  Lum, Lawrence ^a   Blobel, Carl P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPERM;

EID: 0031282021     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8609     Document Type: Article

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