Expression of mannose-ligand receptors on human spermatozoa: Effect of lecithin and association with sperm binding to the zona pellucida

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 766-770

  Gamzu, Ronni ^a   Yogev, Leah ^a   Kleiman, Sandra ^a   Botchan, Amnon ^a   Hauser, Ron ^a   Lessing, Joseph B ^a   Paz, Gedalia ^a   Yavetz, Haim ^a  

^a LIS MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Lecithin; Mannose ligand receptors; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MODIFICATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LECTINS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; LIPOSOMES; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031754556     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00262-3     Document Type: Article

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