William Lathrop

A hyaluronidase activity of the sperm plasma membrane protein PH-20 enables sperm to penetrate the cumulus cell layer surrounding the egg.

Ying‐Chin Lin, Kimberly Mahan, William Lathrop et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1994 · 275 citations · Full text

Spermatogenesis, Oocyte, Fertility +21

Fully effective contraception in male and female guinea pigs immunized with the sperm protein PH-20

Paul Primakoff, William Lathrop, Laura Woolman et al. · Nature · 1988 · 271 citations

Infertility, Urology, Andrology +12

cDNA cloning reveals the molecular structure of a sperm surface protein, PH-20, involved in sperm-egg adhesion and the wide distribution of its gene among mammals.

William Lathrop, Ellen P. Carmichael, Diana G. Myles et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1990 · 148 citations · Full text

Fertility, Genetics, Sperm Surface Protein +17

Molecular Cloning and Characterization of LR3, a Novel LDL Receptor Family Protein with Mitogenic Activity

Dong Yü, William Lathrop, Daniel Weaver et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1998 · 72 citations

Protein Function, Signal Transduction, Molecular Physiology +9

Structural Relationship of Sperm Soluble Hyaluronidase to the Sperm Membrane Protein PH-201

Gary R. Hunnicutt, Kimberly Mahan, William Lathrop et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 1996 · 62 citations · Full text