Immunolocalization of multiple Gα subunits in mammalian spermatozoa and additional evidence for Gαs

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 104-113

  Baxendale, Rhona W ^a   Fraser, Lynn R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine receptors; Adenylyl cyclase; cAMP; G proteins; G i2

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; ANIMAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CHOLERA TOXIN; CYCLIC AMP; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0037401447     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10295     Document Type: Article

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