Localization of tyrosine phosphorylated proteins in human sperm and relation to capacitation and zona pellucida binding

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1463-1469

  Sakkas, D ^a   Leppens Luisier, G ^b   Lucas, H ^b   Chardonnens, D ^b   Campana, A ^b   Franken, D R ^c   Urner, F ^b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Hôpital Cantonal   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Fertilization; Gamete biology; Sperm; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTYROSINE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; PROTEINS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TYROSINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

FALLOPIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037378683     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.011023     Document Type: Article

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