Protein kinase C and mammalian spermatozoa acrosome reaction

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 337-342

  Naor, Zvi ^a   Breitbart, Haim ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE C;

ACROSOME REACTION; AXONEME; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FLAGELLUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031453259     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(97)00134-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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