Carp ovarian cystatin binds and agglutinates spermatozoa via electrostatic interaction

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1318-1327

  Wang, Shun Chang ^a   Huang, Fore Lien ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Gamete biology; Ovary; Ovum; Sperm

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; CYSTATIN; ISOPROTEIN; SPERM AGGLUTINATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CARP; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IONIC STRENGTH; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0036233580     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod66.5.1318     Document Type: Article

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