Mammalian fertilization: The strange case of sperm protein 56

BioEssays

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-158

  Wassarman, Paul M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSOMAL MATRIX 67 PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4 BINDING PROTEIN; MATRIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN NZP3; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SPERM PROTEIN 56; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MAMMALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OVUM; SPERM CAPACITATION;

EID: 62849125103     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.200800152     Document Type: Review

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