THE IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN INNER ACROSOMAL MEMBRANE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, IAM38, RESPONSIBLE FOR SECONDARY SPERM-ZONA BINDING DURING FERTILIZATION

During mammalian fertilization, the exposure of the inner acrosomal membrane (IAM) after acrosomal exocytosis is essential for the secondary binding between sperm and zona pellucida (ZP) of the oocyte, a prerequisite for sperm penetration through the ZP. The identification of the sperm protein(s) re...

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Main Author: Yu, YANG
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Format: Others
Language:en
en
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/1589