Serine/threonine phosphorylation associated with hamster sperm hyperactivation

Reproductive Medicine and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-230

  Fujinoki, Masakatsu ^a   Ishimoda Takagi, Tadashi ^b   Ohtake, Hideki ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO GAKUGEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dephosphorylation; Hamsters; Hyperactivation; Phosphorylation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERMATOZOAN ACTIVATION; SPERMATOZOAN HYPERACTIVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 18244406509     PISSN: 14455781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0578.2004.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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