Species specificity in avian sperm:perivitelline interaction

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 657-663

  Stewart, Sarah G ^a   Bausek, Nina ^b   Wohlrab, Franz ^b   Schneider, Wolfgang J ^b   Janet Horrocks, A ^a   Wishart, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b University and Biocenter Vienna ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Avian; ChkZP11; ChkZP3; Inner perivitelline layer; Species specificity; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; CROSS REACTION; DUCK; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOWL; GOOSE; INVERTEBRATE; MALE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; QUAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; TURKEY (BIRD); WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANAS SP.; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NUMIDA; PASSERIFORMES; PAVO; PHASIANIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 16544363659     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2004.01.027     Document Type: Article

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