The acrosomal matrix from guinea pig sperm contains structural proteins, suggesting the presence of an actin skeleton

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 411-419

  Zepeda Bastida, Armando ^a   Chiquete Felix, Natalia ^b   Uribe Carvajal, Salvador ^a   Mujica, Adela ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; F actin; Plasma membrane free spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; F ACTIN; GELSOLIN; MOLECULAR SCAFFOLD; MYOSIN; SPECTRIN; ACTIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CELL SURFACE; FERTILIZATION; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SPERMATOZOON; ACROSOME; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOSKELETON; FERTILIZATION; GELSOLIN; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MYOSINS; SPECTRIN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80052635229     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011122     Document Type: Article

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