Intratesticular distribution of cyritestin, a protein involved in gamete interaction

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 861-867

  Forsbach, Alexandra ^a   Heinlein, Uwe A O ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrosome; ADAM proteins; Germ cell development; Intracellular transport; Protein processing

Indexed keywords

ADAM PROTEIN; ADAM3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; ADAM3A PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ACROSOME; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GOLGI COMPLEX; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ADAM PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GOLGI APPARATUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032032556     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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