The mammalian acrosome reaction: Gateway to sperm fusion with the oocyte?

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-247

  Allen, Catherine A ^a   Green, David P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031104726     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190310     Document Type: Review

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