Characteristics of sperm acrosin-like activity of paddlefish (Polyodon spathula Walbaum)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-203

  Ciereszko, Andrzej ^a   Dabrowski, Konrad ^b   Mims, Steven D ^c   Glogowski, Jan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenserid; Acrosin; Bull; Milt; Paddlefish; Semen; Spermatozoa; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; AMIDASE; PROTEINASE; TOSYLLYSYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE; TRYPSIN; TYLOXAPOL;

ACIDIFICATION; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; ACIPENSERIDAE; ACIPENSERIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; POLYODON SPATHULA; SPATHULA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0034020202     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(99)00167-4     Document Type: Article

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