Prostasomes as zinc ligands in human seminal plasma

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-31

  Vivacqua, A ^a   Siciliano, L ^a   Sabato, M ^a   Palma, A ^b   Carpino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Prostasomes; Prostate; Seminal plasma; Zinc ligands

Indexed keywords

ZINC;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELUTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTASOME; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMINAL PLASMA;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROSTATE; SEMEN; ZINC;

EID: 0842308826     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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