Diversity of extracellular vesicles in human ejaculates revealed by cryo-electron microscopy

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Höög, Johanna L ^a   Lötvall, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cryo electron tomography; double bilayer; exosomes; male fertility; microparticle; microvesicle; seminal fluid; spikes; surface coat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975819858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20013078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/jev.v4.28680     Document Type: Article

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