Monoclonal antibody c262 counteracts the stimulatory effect of progesterone on sperm-oocyte fusion

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Pandolfi, C ^a   Macerola, B ^a   Zugaro, A ^a   Santucci, R ^a   Francavilla, S ^a   Francavilla, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Hamster egg penetration test; Progesterone; Sperm oocyte fusion; Spermatozoa; SYBR 14

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY C262; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY PGR 312; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EID: 13444291822     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2004.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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