Epididymal protein CRISP1 plays different roles during the fertilization process

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 672-678

  Cohen, Débora J ^a   Maldera, Julieta A ^a   Vasen, Gustavo ^a   Ernesto, Juan I ^a   Muñoz, Mariana Weigel ^a   Battistone, María A ^a   Cuasnicú, Patricia S ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE RICH SECRETORY PROTEIN 1; EPIDIDYMAL SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; IONIC STRENGTH; MALE FERTILITY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; RATS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 80455124125     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.012922     Document Type: Review

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