A Comparative Analysis of Expression and Processing of the Rat Epididymal Fluid and Sperm-Bound Forms of Proteins D and E1
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- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 67 (2) , 525-533
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod67.2.525
Abstract
The mammalian epididymis secretes numerous proteins important for sperm maturation. Among these are proteins D and E, which belong to the CRISP familKeywords
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