The pattern of localization of the putative oocyte activation factor, phospholipase Cζ, in uncapacitated, capacitated, and ionophore-treated human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2513-2522

  Grasa, P ^a   Coward, K ^a,b   Young, C ^a   Parrington, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Oocyte activation; Phospholipase C zeta; Sperm

Indexed keywords

IONOPHORE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPASE C ZETA; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; FERTILE PERIOD; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN VARIANT; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 54149093757     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den280     Document Type: Article

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