| Literature DB >> 10338148 |
T Nakanishi1, M Ikawa, S Yamada, M Parvinen, T Baba, Y Nishimune, M Okabe.
Abstract
We produced transgenic mouse lines that accumulate mutated green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in sperm acrosome, a membrane limited organelle overlying the nucleus. The sperm showed normal fertilizing ability and the integrity of their acrosome was easily examined in a non-invasive manner by tracing the GFP in individual 'live' sperm with fluorescent microscopy. The time required for the dispersal of acrosomal contents was demonstrated to be approximately 3 s after the onset of acrosome reaction.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10338148 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)00433-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124