Perivitelline space: Does it play a role in blocking polyspermy in mammals?

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-357

  Talbot, P ^a   Dandekar, Pramila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical granules; Extracellular matrix; Fertilization; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; GRANULATION; HYALURONIC ACID;

BLOCKINGS; CORTICAL GRANULES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; FERTILISATION; HYALURONAN; MAMMALIAN OOCYTES; MATRIX; OOCYTE; POLYSPERMY; UNFERTILIZED OOCYTES;

MAMMALS;

GLYCOPROTEIN; HYALURONIC ACID; NICOTINE; RUTHENIUM RED;

BLASTOCYST; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CORTICAL GRANULE; EXOCYTOSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FERTILIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; GERMINAL VESICLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; OPOSSUM; PERIVITALLINE SPACE; POLYSPERMY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CRICETINAE; DIDELPHIDAE; ECHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0038808608     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10348     Document Type: Review

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