Molecular mechanism of epididymal protease inhibitor modulating the liquefaction of human semen

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 770-775

  Wang, Zeng Jun ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Feng, Ning Han ^a   Song, Ning Hong ^a   Wu, Hong Fei ^a   Sui, Yuan Geng ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epididymal protease inhibitor; Prostate specific antigen; Semenogelin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SEMENOGELIN; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; FAR WESTERN BLOTTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUEFACTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEINASE INHIBITORY PROTEINS, SECRETORY; RABBITS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 50149084279     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00393.x     Document Type: Article

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