The role of molecular chaperones in mouse sperm-egg interactions

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 240, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Nixon, Brett ^a   Asquith, Kelly L ^a   Aitken, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Mouse; Sperm egg interaction

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIPID RAFT; MEMBRANE BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE MICRODOMAINS; MICE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EID: 23644440524     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.06.004     Document Type: Review

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