The role of ezrin-associated protein network in human sperm capacitation

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 667-676

  Wang, Lei ^a   Chen, Wen ^a   Zhao, Chun ^a   Huo, Ran ^a   Guo, Xue Jiang ^a   Lin, Min ^a   Huang, Xiao Yan ^a   Mao, Yun Dong ^a,b   Zhou, Zuo Min ^a   Sha, Jia Hao ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ezrin; membrane; sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

EZRIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; ARTICLE; DEGLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELECTROPHORESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ACTINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE DISSOCIATION INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 77956439387     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.79     Document Type: Article

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