Inhibition of Sperm-Egg Interaction by Specific Antibody
- 15 December 1972
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 178 (4066) , 1211-1213
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4066.1211
Abstract
Treatment of hamster ova, in vitro, with ovary specific antibody interferes with sperm-egg interaction by inhibiting sperm attachment to the zona pellucida and subsequent zona penetration. This inhibition results from precipitation of the zona by the specific antibody.Keywords
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