Galactosyltransferase function during mammalian fertilization

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 46-57

  Nixon, Brett ^a   Lu, Qingxian ^a   Wassler, Michael J ^a   Foote, Cynthia I ^a   Ensslin, Michael A ^a   Shur, Barry D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Galactosyltransferase; P47; SSeCKS; Zona pellucida; ZP3

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LECTIN; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE;

ACROSOME REACTION; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0035208091     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016805     Document Type: Review

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