Assessment of sperm functional competence and sperm-egg interaction

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 255-261

  Bhattacharyya, Asok K ^a   Kanjilal, Sagarika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Sperm function; Sperm egg interaction

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPETENCE; CONTRACEPTION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OOCYTE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0142243304     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026024202288     Document Type: Review

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