Expression of alpha and gamma interferon receptors in the sperm cell

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 189-197

  Naz, Rajesh K ^a   Chauhan, Subhash C ^a   Rose, Leema P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon receptor; Antisperm antibodies; Gamma interferon receptor; Infertility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; RABBITS; RECEPTOR, INTERFERON ALPHA-BETA; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON; SPERMATOZOA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034070945     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(200006)56:2<189::AID-MRD10>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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