Glycoprotein fucosylation is increased in seminal plasma of subfertile men

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 274-280

  Olejnik, Beata ^a   Kratz, Ewa M ^a   Zimmer, Mariusz ^a   Ferens Sieczkowska, Mirosława ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

fucose; glycosylation; infertility; seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ANTITHROMBIN III; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FIBRONECTIN; FUCOSE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LECTIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PYROXYLIN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LECTIN, ALEURIA AURANTIA;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; FERTILIZATION; FUCOSYLATION; HUMAN; LECTIN BINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMIOGRAM; SUBFERTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMARKERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FERTILITY; FUCOSE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LECTINS; MALE; SEMEN;

EID: 84924726933     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.138187     Document Type: Article

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