Involvement of carbohydrate molecules on zona pellucida in human fertilization

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 79-89

  Maegawa, Masahiko ^a   Kamada, Masaharu ^a   Yamamoto, Satoshi ^a   Yamano, Shuji ^a   Irahara, Minoru ^a   Kido, Hiroshi ^b   Aono, Toshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lectin carbohydrate binding; Mannose; Sperm zona interaction; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEXTRO MANNOSYLATED BIOTIN ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCANAVALIN A; MANNOPENTAOSE DI(N ACETYL DEXTRO GLUCOSAMINE)ASPARAGINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATES; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GLYCOCONJUGATES; HUMANS; MALE; MANNOSE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0036271826     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(01)00096-1     Document Type: Article

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