Characterization of human semen α-L-fucosidases

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 809-815

  Alhadeff, J A ^a   Khunsook, S ^a   Choowongkomon, K ^a   Baney, T ^a   Heredia, V ^a   Tweedie, A ^a   Bean, B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

L fucosidase; Semen; Seminal fluid; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LEVO FUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON;

ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME STABILITY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 0032838754     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.9.809     Document Type: Article

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