A perinuclear theca substructure is formed during epididymal guinea pig sperm maturation and disappears in acrosome reacted cells

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-236

  De Lourdes Juárez Mosqueda, María ^a   Mújica, Adela ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; DTT; Perinuclear theca cytoskeletal proteins; SDS Brij 36 T detergents; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DETERGENT; DITHIOTHREITOL; F ACTIN; MYOSIN; PROTEINASE; SPECTRIN; VIMENTIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; EPIDIDYMIS; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

EID: 0342905060     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4197     Document Type: Article

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