Protein kinase C plays an important role in the human zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1037-1043

  Liu, D Y ^a   Baker, H W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; PKC inhibitors; Protein kinase activators; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; STAUROSPORINE;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SPERMATOZOA; STAUROSPORINE; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031297295     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.12.1037     Document Type: Article

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