Reproductive tract secretions and bull spermatozoa contain different clusterin isoforms that cluster cells and inhibit complement-induced cytolysis

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 230-240

  Ibrahim, Nasreldin M ^a   Troedsson, Mats H T ^a   Foster, Douglas N ^a   Loseth, Kathryn J ^a   Farris, James A ^a   Blaschuk, Orest ^b   Crabo, Bo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymal fluid; L cells; Rete testis fluid

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; EPIDIDYMIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETE TESTIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CLUSTERIN; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; EPIDIDYMIS; GLYCOPROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032962117     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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