Neural cadherin is expressed in human gametes and participates in sperm-oocyte interaction events

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Marin Briggiler C I ^a   Lapyckyj, L ^a   Gonzalez Echeverria M F ^b   Rawe, V Y ^c   Alvarez Sedo C ^c   Vazquez Levin, M H ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b Centro Médico FERTILAB   (Argentina)

^c Centro de Estudios en Ginecologia y Reproduccion Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Binding; Cellular adhesion; Fertilization; Fusion; Gamete interaction; Human; Neural cadherin; Oocyte; Oolemma; Spermatozoa; Zona pellucida

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BETA CATENIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OOCYTES; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349091263     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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