Allurin, an Amphibian Sperm Chemoattractant Having Implications for Mammalian Sperm Physiology

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-61

  Burnett, Lindsey A ^a   Washburn, Catherine A ^b   Sugiyama, Hitoshi ^c   Xiang, Xueyu ^d   Olson, John H ^e   Al Anzi, Bader ^f   Bieber, Allan L ^g   Chandler, Douglas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Troche Fertility Center   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisp proteins; Egg jelly; Fertilization; Sperm chemoattraction; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ALLURIN; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRISP 1; PROTEIN CRISP 2; PROTEIN CRISP 3; PROTEIN CRISP 4; PROTEOGLYCAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; SPAWNING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84858813509     PISSN: 19376448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394306-4.00007-1     Document Type: Chapter

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