Extracellular signal-regulated kinases modulate capacitation of human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1476-1489

  Luconi, Michaela ^a   Barni, Tullio ^a   Vannelli, Gabriella B ^a   Krausz, Csilla ^a   Marra, Fabio ^a   Benedetti, Pier Alberto ^b   Evangelista, Valter ^b   Francavilla, Sandro ^c   Properzi, Giuliana ^c   Forti, Gianni ^a   Baldi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CALCIMYCIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN P21; RAS PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031838685     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.6.1476     Document Type: Article

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