Immunolocalization of CRES (cystatin-related epididymal spermatogenic) protein in the acrosomes of mouse spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1542-1552

  Syntin, Patrick ^a   Cornwall, Gail A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTATIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ACROSIN; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYSTATINS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0033008060     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.6.1542     Document Type: Article

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