G-protein regulation of the solubilized human zona pellucida-mediated acrosome reaction and zona pellucida binding

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 332-336

  Bastiaan, Hadley ^a   Franken, Daniel ^a   Wranz, Peter ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; G proteins; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; CALCIMYCIN; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; SPERMATOZOA; VIRULENCE FACTORS, BORDETELLA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0032971327     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020462201291     Document Type: Article

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