Mammalian fertilization: Molecular aspects of gamete adhesion, exocytosis, and fusion

Cell

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-183

  Wassarman, Paul M ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUSION; CELL INTERACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033593530     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80558-9     Document Type: Review

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