Rat caltrin protein modulates the acrosomal exocytosis during sperm capacitation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-500

  Dematteis, Andrea ^b   Miranda, Sabrina D ^a,b   Novella, Maria L ^a,b   Maldonado, Cristina ^b   Ponce, Ruben H ^b   Maldera, Julieta A ^c   Cuasnicu, Patricia S ^c   Coronel, Carlos E ^a,b,d  

^a Físicas Y Naturales   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium; Male reproductive tract; Seminal vesicles; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CALTRIN; HYALURONIDASE; INHIBITOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

RATTUS;

EID: 50849129576     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.067538     Document Type: Article

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