The role of actin in capacitation-related signaling: An in silico and in vitro study

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bernabò, Nicola ^a   Berardinelli, Paolo ^a   Mauro, Annunziata ^a   Russo, Valentina ^a   Lucidi, Pia ^a   Mattioli, Mauro ^a   Barboni, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

ACTIN; CALCIUM; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; PHALLOIDIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C GAMMA; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHALLOIDINE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C GAMMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TYROSINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 79953080064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-5-47     Document Type: Article

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