Chemicals and Drugs

Fertilins

Sperm surface proteins involved in sperm-egg fusion. They consist of two subunits, fertilin alpha (ADAM1a) and beta (ADAM2), both of which belong to the metalloprotease-disintegrin protein family. The beta subunit does not have catalytic activity.

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Abstract

Sperm surface proteins involved in sperm-egg fusion. They consist of two subunits, fertilin alpha (ADAM1a) and beta (ADAM2), both of which belong to the metalloprotease-disintegrin protein family. The beta subunit does not have catalytic activity.

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21 entry terms
  • Fertilin
  • Fertilin Protein
  • PH 30 Fusion Protein
  • PH-30 Fusion Protein
  • PH-30 Protein
  • PH 30 Protein
  • ADAM 1a Protein
  • ADAM 2 Protein
  • ADAM1 Protein
  • ADAM1a Protein
  • ADAM2 Protein
  • Fertilin alpha
  • Fertilin beta
  • PH-30 alpha
  • PH-30 beta
  • PH 30 alpha
  • PH 30 beta
  • alpha, Fertilin
  • alpha, PH-30
  • beta, Fertilin
  • beta, PH-30

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2017 (1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fertilins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000072196. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000072196
  2. Fertilins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76702921