Stabilization of membrane-associated α;-l-fucosidase by the human sperm equatorial segment

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 556-562

  Venditti, Jennifer J ^a   Bean, Barry S ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Fucose; Gamete; Semen

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LEVO FUCOSIDASE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; EXPERIMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCUBATION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM;

ALPHA-L-FUCOSIDASE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70049105655     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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