The multifunctional zona pellucida and mammalian fertilization

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Wassarman, Paul M ^a   Litscher, Eveline S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Oocytes; Sperm; Sperm receptor; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONA PELLUCIDA PROTEIN 1; ZONA PELLUCIDA PROTEIN 2; ZONA PELLUCIDA PROTEIN 3;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EXON; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA SHUFFLING; EGG PROTEINS; FEMALE; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; OOCYTES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 70449712549     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.06.259     Document Type: Article

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