Zona pellucida protein binding ability of porcine sperm during epididymal maturation and the acrosome reaction

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-109

  Burkin, Heather R ^a   Miller, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Epididymis; Fertilization; Sperm; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ALEXA; ANIMALIA; CAPUT; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034212535     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9707     Document Type: Article

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