Glucose is not essential for the occurrence of sperm binding and zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction in the mouse

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-96

  Urner, F ^a   Sakkas, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Glucose; Mouse; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; GLYCOLYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 9344245113     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00441.x     Document Type: Article

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