Transitional states of acrosomal exocytosis and proteolytic processing of the acrosomal matrix in guinea pig sperm

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 930-941

  Kim, Kye Seong ^a   Foster, James A ^b   Kvasnicka, Kevin W ^b   Gerton, George L ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosin; Acrosomal exocytosis; Acrosomal matrix; Acrosome

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ACROSOMAL MATRIX 50 PROTEIN; ACROSOMAL MATRIX 67 PROTEIN; IONOPHORE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING ASSAY; EXOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EXOCYTOSIS; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MICROSPHERES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

CAVIA;

EID: 81355127552     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21387     Document Type: Article

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