The Membrane of the Mammalian Spermatozoa: Much More Than an Inert Envelope

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages 65-75

  Tapia, J A ^a   Macias Garcia, B ^a   Miro Moran, A ^a   Ortega Ferrusola, C ^a   Salido, G M ^a   Pena F J ^a   Aparicio, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; MALE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; MALE; MAMMALS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84862257273     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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