Subcellular localization of the GTP-binding protein Rho in the sea urchin sperm

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 329-335

  Castellano, Laura E ^a   Martínez Cadena, Guadalupe ^a   López Godínez, Juana ^a   Obregón, Armando ^a   García Soto, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Actin; G protein; Rho; Sperm (sea urchin)

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BINDIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; ENZYME; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHORUS 32; RHO FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOSOL; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEA URCHIN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 1842414867     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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