The mammalian zona pellucida: A matrix that mediates both gamete binding and immune recognition?

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 349-364

  Clark, Gary F ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg binding proteins; fertilization; glycosylation; immune response; oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CELL ADHESION; ERYTHROCYTE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAMMAL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RABBIT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SPERM; T LYMPHOCYTE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 77956915396     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396360903524812     Document Type: Review

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