The role of molecular chaperones in spermatogenesis and the post-testicular maturation of mammalian spermatozoa

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 420-435

  Dun, Matthew D ^a   Aitken, R John ^a   Nixon, Brett ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Molecular chaperone; Sperm maturation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CALMEGIN; CALRETICULIN; CALSPERIN; CHAPERONE; CHAPERONIN; CHAPERONIN CONTAINING TCP1; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; HSPA2 PROTEIN; HSPA5 PROTEIN; HSPA8 PROTEIN; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DISULPHIDE; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 84863477544     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms009     Document Type: Review

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