The soluble mammalian sperm factor protein that triggers Ca2+ oscillations in eggs: Evidence for expression of mRNA(s) coding for sperm factor protein(s) in spermatogenic cells

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 267-275

  Parrington, John ^a   Anthony Lai, F ^b   Swann, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Egg; mRNA; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SPERM FACTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; HAMSTER; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE FUSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; THEORY;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033828519     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(00)01064-9     Document Type: Article

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