Reducing agents induce microtubule extrusion in demembranated mammalian spermatozoa

Reproduction

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 813-818

  Kinukawa, Masashi ^a   Nagata, Masao ^a   Aoki, Fugaku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; DITHIOTHREITOL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; REDUCING AGENT; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRITON X 100;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AXONEME; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISULFIDE BOND; HAMSTER; MALE; MAMMAL CELL; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRICETINAE; DITHIOTHREITOL; MALE; MERCAPTOETHANOL; MESOCRICETUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MICROTUBULES; OCTOXYNOL; REDUCING AGENTS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 11144337129     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00324     Document Type: Article

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