Hyaluronan-degrading activity of mouse sperm hyaluronidase is not required for fertilization?

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 140-144

  Kang, Woojin ^a   Zhou, Chong ^a   Koga, Yoshitaka ^a   Baba, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulus hyaluronidase; Mouse; Oocyte; Sperm

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HYAL5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HYALURONIDASE PH 20; HYALURONIDASE PH-20; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUMULUS CELL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; APIGENIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CUMULUS CELLS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; OOCYTES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MUS;

EID: 77649315576     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-152N     Document Type: Article

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