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哺乳類の精子カチオンチャネル複合体の構造

Shiyi Lin1,2,3, Meng Ke1,2,3, Yuqi Zhang1,2,3

  • 1Key Laboratory of Structural Biology of Zhejiang Province, School of Life Sciences, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China.

Nature
|July 5, 2021
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新しいCatSpermasome構造は 精子の機能に不可欠で タンパク質の組成を明らかにします この発見により,男性の生育能力と潜在的な非ホルモン避妊薬の理解が進んでいます.

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