A profile of fertilization in mammals

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages

  Wassarman, P M ^a   Jovine, L ^a   Litscher, E S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ADHESION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SPERM; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OVUM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035150796     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35055178     Document Type: Review

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