Effect of recombinant boar β-acrosin on sperm binding to intact zona pellucida during in vitro fertilization

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1535-1540

  Crosby, Javier A ^a   Barros, Claudio ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032735423     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.6.1535     Document Type: Article

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