Evidence that human epididymal protein ARP plays a role in gamete fusion through complementary sites on the surface of the human egg

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1000-1005

  Cohen, D J ^a   Ellerman, D A ^a   Busso, D ^a   Morgenfeld, M M ^a   Piazza, A D ^a   Hayashi, M ^a   Young, E T ^a   Kasahara, M ^a   Cuasnicu, P S ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Fertilization; Gamete biology; Ovum; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; HUMAN EPIDIDYMAL SPERM PROTEIN ARP; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RAT EPIDIDYMAL SPERM PROTEIN DE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; METABOLIC INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0034815743     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod65.4.1000     Document Type: Article

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