7 A Novel Protein for Ca2+ Signaling at Fertilization

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 39, Issue C, 1998, Pages 215-243

  Parrington, J ^a   Lai, F A ^b   Swann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CALCIUM; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIUM; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031601893     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)60457-3     Document Type: Article

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