Sperm contributions to oocyte activation: more that meets the eye

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 313-316

  Anifandis, George ^a   Messini, Christina I ^a   Dafopoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Daponte, Alexandros ^a   Messinis, Ioannis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Human oocyte activation; PAWP; PLC

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPASE C ZETA; POST ACROSOMAL SHEATH WW DOMAINBINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARRIER PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 4,5 BISPHOSPHATE PHOSPHODIESTERASE; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; WBP2NL PROTEIN, HUMAN;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL ACTIVATION; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CARRIER PROTEINS; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; MALE; OOCYTES; PHOSPHOINOSITIDE PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEINS; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84960395585     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0653-0     Document Type: Review

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