Interaction of ovary lectin with homologous sperm from Bufo arenarum

Autor: Fink, NE, Elola, MT, Cabada, MO
Zdroj: Reproduction, Fertility and Development; 1992, Vol. 4 Issue: 5 p559-564, 6p
Abstrakt: A soluble beta-galactoside lectin purified from Bufo arenarum ovary agglutinated homologous neuraminidase-treated spermatozoa. Microscopic observations of sperm clusters showed that spermatozoa agglutinated in a random way, but the head-to-head type of sperm agglutination was the most common (94-98%). The lectin activity was specifically inhibited by D-galactose and its derivatives, thio-digalactoside being the most active saccharide inhibitor.
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