Polyspermy prevention in marine invertebrates

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-388

  Gould, Meredith C ^a   Stephano, Jose Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Egg coats; Fertilization potential; Polyspermy; Sperm egg interaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY;

CHEMOTAXI; EGG COAT; EXTRACELLULAR; FERTILISATION; FERTILIZATION POTENTIAL; MARINE INVERTEBRATES; MEMBRANE FUSION; POLYSPERMY; SPAWNINGS; SPERM-EGG INTERACTION;

CELL MEMBRANES;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMOTAXIS; CRAB; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOCYTOSIS; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE FUSION; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SPAWNING; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037793328     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10351     Document Type: Review

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