Changes in calmodulin immunocytochemical localization associated with capacitation and acrosomal exocytosis of ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 789-800

  Colas C ^a   Grasa, P ^a   Casao, A ^a   Gallego, M ^a   Abecia, J A ^a   Forcada, F ^a   Cebrian Perez J A ^a   Muino Blanco T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calmodulin antagonists; Capacitation; CTC; Fluo 3 AM

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CALMODULIN; IONOPHORE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; EXOCYTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CALMODULIN; EXOCYTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IONOPHORES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 59649121479     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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