An MN9 antigenic molecule, equatorin, is required for successful sperm- oocyte fusion in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 22-29

  Toshimori, K ^a   Saxena, D K ^a   Tanii, I ^a   Yoshinaga, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EQUATORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031777110     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod59.1.22     Document Type: Article

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