Relationship between the association of rat epididymal protein 'DE' with spermatozoa and the behavior and function of the protein

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-188

  Cohen, Débora J ^a   Rochwerger, Leonora ^a   Ellerman, Diego A ^a   Morgenfeld, Mauro M ^a   Busso, Dolores ^a   Cuasnicú, Patricia S ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Fertilization; Maturation; Sperm membrane

Indexed keywords

DITHIOTHREITOL; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN DE; ISOPROTEIN; LIPOSOME; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEINS; MALE; METALLOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; TESTICULAR HORMONES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034121570     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(200006)56:2<180::AID-MRD9>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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