Syncytin-1 and its receptor is present in human gametes

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 533-539

  Bjerregaard, B ^a,c   Lemmen, J G ^b   Petersen, M R ^b   Ostrup E ^a,d   Iversen, L H ^b   Almstrup, K ^b   Larsson, L I ^a,e   Ziebe, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c Symphogen AS   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ASCT 2; Fertilization; Oocyte; Sperm; Syncytin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ASCT 2 PROTEIN; ENVELOPE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SYNCYTIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLACENTA PROTEIN; SLC1A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SYNCYTIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAMETE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM DONOR; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM ASC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; SPERM HEAD; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84901278438     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0224-1     Document Type: Article

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