Dynamic localization of SPE-9 in sperm: A protein required for sperm-oocyte interactions in Caenorhabditis elegans

BMC Developmental Biology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Zannoni, Sonia ^a   L'Hernault, Steven W ^b   Singson, Andrew W ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SPE 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOPODIUM; SPERM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 2942737359     PISSN: 1471213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-213X-3-10     Document Type: Article

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