Human sperm degradation of zona pellucida proteins contributes to fertilization

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Mayel Chirinos²  Fernando Larrea²  Claudia L. Treviño³  Pablo López¹  Israel Maldonado-Rosas¹  Ana Sánchez-Tusié³  María E. González-González²  Analilia Saldívar-Hernández² 

[1] Instituto Mexicano de Alta Tecnología Reproductiva (Inmater), Mexico D.F. 11000, Mexico;Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México D.F. 14080, Mexico;Departamento de Genética del Desarrollo y Fisiología Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Cuernavaca 62210, Mexico

关键词: Fertilization;    ZP penetration;    Zona pellucida;    Human sperm;   

Others  :  1224967
DOI  :  10.1186/s12958-015-0094-0

 received in 2015-07-13, accepted in 2015-08-12,  发布年份 2015

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Saldívar-Hernández et al.

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