Testase 1 (ADAM 24) a sperm surface metalloprotease is required for normal fertility in mice

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1106-1114

  Zhu, Guo Zhang ^a,b   Gupta, Surabhi ^a   Myles, Diana Gold ^a   Primakoff, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; TESTASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PRONUCLEUS; WILD TYPE;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

MUS;

EID: 70349266847     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21076     Document Type: Article

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