Amino Acid Composition Analysis of the 32 kDa Sperminogen

Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 510-513

  Yi, Lee S H ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acrosin; Amino acid composition; Proacrosin; Spermatozoa; Sperminogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347899530     PISSN: 12258687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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