Contribution of epididymal secretory proteins for spermatozoa maturation

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-17

  Dacheux, Jean Louis ^a   Luc Gatti, Jean ^a   Dacheux, Françoise ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Interactions; Proteins; Secretion; Sperm

Indexed keywords

GENOME;

EPIDIDYMIS; GENOMICS; GERM CELLS; INTERACTION; SECRETION; SEQUENTIAL CHANGES; SEQUENTIAL INTERACTIONS; SPERM; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

PROTEINS;

SECRETORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; EPIDIDYMIS; GENOMICS; GONAD; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0037405822     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10312     Document Type: Review

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