Surface changes of ram spermatozoa by adsorption of homologous and heterologous seminal plasma proteins revealed by partition in an aqueous two- phase system

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 381-390

  Ollero, M ^a   Garcia Lopez N ^a   Perez Pe R ^a   Cebrian Perez J A ^a   Muino Blanco T ^a  

^a Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VIABILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0343852345     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96037     Document Type: Article

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