Function of the Acrosomal Matrix: Zona Pellucida 3 Receptor (ZP3R/sp56) Is Not Essential for Mouse Fertilization1
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 86 (1), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.111.095877
Abstract
Inmammalian fertilization, sperm-zona pellucida binding is considered to be a critical aspect of gamete interaction. In this study, we examine the mouKeywords
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