Hyper-osmotic condition enhances protein tyrosine phosphorylation and zona pellucida binding capacity of human sperm

Human Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 745-752

  Liu, D Y ^a   Clarke, G N ^b   Baker, H W G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MELBOURNE IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Osmolality; Sperm zona pellucida interaction; Tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHOSPHOTYROSINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TYROSINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; OOCYTE; OSMOLALITY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 33644863761     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei364     Document Type: Article

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