Participation of the sperm proteasome in human fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1010-1017

  Morales, Patricio ^a   Kong, Milene ^a   Pizarro, Eduardo ^a   Pasten, Consuelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Human zona pellucida; Protease; Proteasome; Sperm zona binding

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; CLASTOLACTACYSTIN BETA LACTONE; FURA 2 ACETOXYMETHYL ESTER; IONOMYCIN; N SUCCINYLLEUCYLLEUCYLVALYLTYROSINE 7 AMIDO 4 METHYLCOUMARIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEASOME; PROTEASOME INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037722762     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg111     Document Type: Article

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