Rab3A triggers the acrosome reaction in permeabilized human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1084-1089

  Yunes, R ^a   Michaut, M ^a   Tomes, C ^a   Mayorga, L S ^a  

^a Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ISOPROTEIN; LIGAND; RAB PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; STREPTOLYSIN O;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0034106739     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.4.1084     Document Type: Article

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