TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sperm penetration through cumulus mass and zona pellucida
AU  - Kim, Ekyune
AU  - Yamashita, Misuzu
AU  - Kimura, Masanori
AU  - Honda, Arata
AU  - Kashiwabara, Shin-ichi
AU  - Baba, Tadashi
T2  - The International Journal of Developmental Biology
AB  - Mammalian fertilization requires sperm to penetrate the cumulus mass and egg zona pellucida prior to fusion with the egg. Although sperm penetration through these physical barriers is essential, the molecular mechanism has not yet been completely elucidated. In addition to sperm motility, hyaluronan-hydrolyzing and proteolytic enzymes of sperm have been suggested to participate in the penetration events. Here we focus on the functional roles of hyaluronidase and protease in sperm passage through the cumulus mass and zona pellucida.
PY  - 2008
DO  - 10.1387/ijdb.072528ek
VL  - 52
IS  - 5-6
SP  - 677
EP  - 682
J2  - Int. J. Dev. Biol.
LA  - en
SN  - 0214-6282
SN  - 1696-3547
UR  - https://ijdb.ehu.eus/article/072528ek
Y2  - 2024/05/03/00:14:17
ER  -