The use of poly-L-lysine to facilitate examination of sperm entry into pelagic, non-adhesive fish eggs

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 753-757

  Andoh, Tadashi ^a   Matsubara, Takahiro ^a   Harumi, Tatsuo ^b   Yanagimachi, Ryuzo ^c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Fertilization; Fish; Micropyle; Poly L lysine; Sperm

Indexed keywords

POLYLYSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EEL; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FISH; FLOUNDER; MICROPYLE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA BREAM; SPERM ENTRY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FISHES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OOCYTES; POLYLYSINE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 54249105021     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072543ta     Document Type: Article

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