Modulation of human sperm function by follicular fluid

Andrologia

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 395-401

  Munuce, María José ^a   Caille, A M ^a   Botti, G ^a   Berta, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Follicular fluid; Hemizona assay; Mannose specific receptor; Zona pellucida binding

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE;

ACROSOME REACTION; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERTILIZATION; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME REACTION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 9144221582     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2004.00638.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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