Immunolocalization and possible functional role of PSP-I/PSP-II heterodimer in highly extended boar spermatozoa

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 766-773

  Caballero, Ignacio ^a   Vázquez, Juan M ^a   García, Eva M ^a   Roca, Jordi ^a   Martínez, Emilio A ^a   Calvete, Juan J ^b   Sanz, Libia ^b   Ekwall, Hans ^c   Rodríguez Martínez, Heriberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Reproductive tract; Semen; Seminal plasma; Sperm; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

HETERODIMER; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN PSP 1; PROTEIN PSP 2; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; DIMERIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITOCHONDRIA; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 33751560254     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000539     Document Type: Article

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