Kinases, phosphatases and proteases during sperm capacitation

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 349, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 765-782

  Signorelli, Janetti ^a   Diaz, Emilce S ^a   Morales, Patricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Kinases; Phosphatases; Proteasome; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALBUMIN; BICARBONATE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CALCIUM ION; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; PROTEINASE; UBIQUITIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN KINASES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863838423     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1370-3     Document Type: Review

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