Characterizing the glycocalyx of poultry spermatozoa: I. Identification and distribution of carbohydrate residues using flow cytometry and epifluorescence microscopy

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 342-352

  Peláez, Jesús ^a   Long, Julie A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicken; Glycoconjugate; Lectin; Semen; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FUCOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLLACTOSAMINE; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLYCOCALYX; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHICKENS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLYCOCALYX; LECTINS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURAMINIDASE; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING; TURKEYS;

EID: 33947263854     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.001073     Document Type: Article

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