Sperm penetration through cumulus mass and zona pellucida

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 677-682

  Kim, Ekyune ^a   Yamashita, Misuzu ^a   Kimura, Masanori ^a   Honda, Arata ^a   Kashiwabara, Shin Ichi ^a   Baba, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Egg; Hyaluronidase; Penetration; Proteolysis; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; BINDING PROTEIN; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROLASE; PH 20 PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL FUSION; CUMULUS MASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FERTILIZATION; GERM LAYER; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CUMULUS CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 54249164163     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072528ek     Document Type: Article

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