Functional characterization of double-knockout mouse sperm lacking SPAM1 and ACR or SPAM1 and PRSS21 in fertilization

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 330-337

  Zhou, Chong ^a   Kang, Woojin ^a   Baba, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cumulus; Hyaluronidase; Mouse; Serine protease; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL ANCHORED PROTEIN; HYAL5 PROTEIN, MOUSE; HYALURONIDASE PH 20; HYALURONIDASE PH-20; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; PRSS21 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CUMULUS CELL; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ACROSIN; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CUMULUS CELLS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; SERINE PROTEASES; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 84863828568     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2011-006     Document Type: Article

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