Acrosome reaction in Octopus tankahkeei induced by calcium ionophore A23187 and a possible role of the acrosomal screw

Micron

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Li, Zhe ^a   Zhu, Jun Quan ^b   Yang, Wan Xi ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acrosomal screw; Acrosome reaction; Cephalopods; Spermatozoa; Striation

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; ACROSOME REACTIONS; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; DISPERSIVE SIGNALS; ENERGY RELEASE; GRADUAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PLASMA MEMBRANES; POTENTIAL FUNCTION;

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS;

CALCIUM ALLOYS;

CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; IONOPHORE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; OCTOPUS; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; IONOPHORES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIA; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; OCTOPODIFORMES; SPERMATOZOA;

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPODA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 71749110901     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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