Dynamics of the global tyrosine phosphorylation during capacitation and acquisition of the ability to fuse with oocytes in human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 649-656

  Barbonetti, A ^a   Vassallo, M R C ^a   Cinque, B ^a   Antonangelo, C ^a   Sciarretta, F ^a   Santucci, R ^a   D'Angeli, A ^a   Francavilla, S ^a   Francavilla, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Human spermatozoa; Sperm capacitation; Sperm oocyte fusion; Tyrosine phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DERIVATIVE; N,2 O DIBUTYRYLADENOSINE 3',5' CYCLIC MONOPHOSPHATE; PROGESTERONE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CRICETINAE; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; OOCYTES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SEMEN; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 53349153336     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.068254     Document Type: Article

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