Immunocytochemical alterations in the intra-acrosomal antigen MN7 during epididymal maturation of guinea pig spermatozoa

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 292, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 427-433

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Epididymal maturation; Guinea pig; Immunocytochemistry; Monoclonal antibody; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIGEN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; EPIDIDYMIS; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; PROTEINS; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; CRICETINAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031961329     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410051071     Document Type: Article

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