Progesterone-induced acrosome reaction in stallion spermatozoa is mediated by a plasma membrane progesterone receptor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 733-742

  Cheng, Feng Pang ^a   Gadella, Barend M ^a   Voorhout, Wim F ^a   Fazeli, Alireza ^a   Bevers, Mart M ^a   Colenbrander, Ben ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CELL MEMBRANE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0031657516     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.4.733     Document Type: Article

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