Equine sperm-oocyte interaction: The role of sperm surface hyaluronidase

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 291-303

  Meyers, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Hyaluronidase; PH 20; Sperm; Stallion

Indexed keywords

CAPUT; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA;

CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PH 20 PROTEIN; PH-20 PROTEIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CALCIUM; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSES; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0035802873     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(01)00166-X     Document Type: Article

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