Epididymal protein targets: A review brief history of the development of epididymal protease inhibitor as a contraceptive

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 698-704

  O'rand, Michael G ^a   Widgren, Esther E ^a   Hamil, Katherine G ^a   Silva, Erick J ^a   Richardson, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Semenogelin; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; CLUSTERIN; EPIDIDYMAL PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; LACTOFERRIN; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMOSOME 20Q; CONTRACEPTION; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEINASE INHIBITORY PROTEINS, SECRETORY; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS;

EID: 80455168313     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.012781     Document Type: Review

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