Mediation of sperm-egg fusion: Evidence that mouse egg α6β1 integrin is the receptor for sperm fertilinβ

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Chen, Hui ^a   Sampson, Nicole S ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilin; Fertilization; Integrin; Peptide; Photoaffinity label

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032782655     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80015-5     Document Type: Article

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