Biochemical and functional characterization of the human zona pellucida

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 641-648

  Oehninger, Sergio ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Carbohydrates; Fertilization; Receptors; Sperm binding; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CELL RECEPTOR; HAPTEN; LECTIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROGESTERONE; SELECTIN; STEROID;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAMETE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PATHOLOGY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0347531607     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62086-X     Document Type: Article

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