The molecular basis of mouse sperm - Zona pellucida binding: A still unresolved issue in developmental biology

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-381

  Clark, Gary F ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDE; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN ZP1; GLYCOPROTEIN ZP2; GLYCOPROTEIN ZP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EUTHERIA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 80052010582     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0118     Document Type: Review

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