Enhanced binding of zona pellucida proteins to the acrosomal region of intact boar spermatozoa in response to fertilizing conditions: A flow cytometric study

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 421-430

  Harkema, W ^a,c   Harrison, R A P ^b   Miller, N G A ^b   Topper, E K ^a   Woelders, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Coulter Electronics ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; AGGLUTININ; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSIN; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CALCIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEINS; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031910944     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.2.421     Document Type: Article

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