Human sperm non-nuclear progesterone receptor expression is a novel marker for fertilization outcome

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 533-542

  Jacob, Asha ^a   Hurley, Ian ^a   Mandel, Francine S ^a   Hershlag, Avner ^a   Cooper, George W ^a   Benoff, Susan ^a,b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; In vitro fertilization; Mannose; Non nuclear progesterone receptor; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; MANNOSE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LECTINS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MANNOSE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; PLANT LECTINS; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031777566     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.6.533     Document Type: Article

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