The electrophoretic separation of spermatozoa: An analysis of genotype, surface carbohydrate composition and potential for capacitation

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Ainsworth, C J ^a   Nixon, B ^a   Aitken, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted Reproductive Technology; Capacitation; Sperm cells; Sperm function

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; AGGLUTININ; AMINOPEPTIDASE B; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL ISOLATION; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SEMINAL PLASMA; SIALYLATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WESTERN BLOTTING; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

CELL SEPARATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; N-ACETYLNEURAMINIC ACID; PLANT LECTINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 80053384971     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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