Charaeterization of mouse epididymal acrosin: Comparative studies with acrosin from boar and human ejaculated spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-104

  Suter, L ^a   Habenicht, U F ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acrosin; Acrosin inhibitor; Enzymatic activity; Epididymal maturation; Proacrosin activation

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; PROACROSIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; TRYPSIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MATURATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; SPERM;

ACROSIN; ANIMALS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEMEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0031595020     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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