Effect of protease inhibitors on the acrosome reaction and sperm-zona pellucida binding in bovine sperm

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-719

  Deppe, M ^a   Morales, P ^b   Sanchez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOTRYPSIN; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TRYPSIN INHIBITORS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOS; BOVINAE; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 56049099530     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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