Association of egg zona pellucida glycoprotein mZP3 with sperm protein sp56 during fertilization in mice

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 569-576

  Cohen, Natalie ^a   Wassarman, Paul M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eggs; Fertilization; Mouse; sp56; Sperm; Sperm binding; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN MZP3; PROTEIN SP56; SPERM PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LASER MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0035023871     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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