Recent aspects of mammalian fertilization research

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 234, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Wassarman, Paul M ^a   Jovine, Luca ^a   Qi, Huayu ^a   Williams, Zev ^a   Darie, Costel ^a   Litscher, Eveline S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Egg; Fertilization; Sperm; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

CD9 ANTIGEN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEGRIN; POLYPEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT DNA;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MAMMAL CELL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

EID: 17044435416     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2004.08.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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