Pcr-amplified vitronectin mrna localizes in situ to spermatocytes and round spermatids in the human testis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 287-291

  Nuovo, G J ^a,b   Preissner, K T ^a   Bronson, R A ^a,b  

^a KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Integrins; Spermatozoa; Vitronectin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959825433     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/1.6.287     Document Type: Article

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