Mouse Epididymal Spam1 (PH-20) Is Released In Vivo and In Vitro, and Spam1 Is Differentially Regulated in Testis and Epididymis1
Open Access
- 1 November 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 65 (5) , 1586-1593
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod65.5.1586
Abstract
The sperm adhesion molecule 1 (SPAM1 or PH-20) is an important sperm surface protein with a hyaluronidase activity and bifunctional roles in mammaliaKeywords
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