A carbohydrate-based mechanism of species recognition in sea urchin fertilization

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-17

  Mourao P A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Glycosaminoglycans; Species diversity; Sperm egg recognition; Sulfated fucans; Sulfated galactans

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CARBOHYDRATE; CHONDROITIN 4 SULFATE; CHONDROITIN 6 SULFATE; FUCOSE; GALACTAN; GLYCOSIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE SULFATE;

ACROSOME REACTION; BLOOD CLOTTING; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; FERTILIZATION; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPERMATOZOON; SULFATION; VIRUS INFECTION;

ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846266616     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2007000100002     Document Type: Review

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