Cumulus-associated α2-macroglobulin derivative retains proconceptive glycodelin-C in the human cumulus matrix

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2856-2867

  Chung, Man Kin ^a   Chiu, Philip C N ^a   Lee, Cheuk Lun ^a   Pang, Ronald T K ^a   Ng, E H Y ^a   Lee, Kai Fai ^a   Koistinen, Riitta ^b   Koistinen, Hannu ^b   Seppala, Markku ^b   Yeung, William S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cumulus matrix; Glycodelin; Hyaluronic acid; Spermatozoa; 2 macroglobulin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; GLYCODELIN C; HYALURONIC ACID; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLYCOPROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; PAEP PROTEIN, HUMAN; PLACENTA PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SPERMATOZOON; WESTERN BLOTTING; METABOLISM;

ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CUMULUS CELLS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70350510673     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep265     Document Type: Article

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