Expression of epithelial cadherin in the human male reproductive tract and gametes and evidence of its participation in fertilization

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 561-571

  Marin Briggiler C I ^a   Veiga, M F ^a   Matos, M L ^a   Gonzalez Echeverria M F ^b   Furlong, L I ^c   Vazquez Levin, M H ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b Centro Médico FERTILAB   (Argentina)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Epithelial cadherin; Fertilization; Gamete interaction; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA CATENIN; MESSENGER RNA; UVOMORULIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; TESTIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADHERINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 58249095066     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan053     Document Type: Article

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