Acrosome reaction of the spermatozoa: Recent advances;La reacción acrosómica del espermatozoide: Avances recientes

Revista Internacional de Andrologia

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-373

  Del Río, María José ^a   Godoy, Ana ^b   Toro, Alejandra ^b   Orellana, Renán ^b   Cortés, Manuel E ^b   Moreno, Ricardo D ^b   Vigil, Pilar ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749148588     PISSN: 1698031X     EISSN: 16980409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1698-031X(07)74086-4     Document Type: Review

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