Detection of P2 precursors in the sperm cells of infertile patients who have reduced protamine P2 levels

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-759

  De Yebra, Lluïsa ^a   Ballescá, José Luis ^b   Vanrell, Juan Antonio ^b   Corzett, Michele ^c   Balhorn, Rod ^c   Oliva, Rafael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c Biology and Biotechnology Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiprotamine antibody; Human sperm; Precursors of protamine P2; Protamines; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROTAMINES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031977267     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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