The ascidian egg envelope in fertilization: Structural and molecular features

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 527-533

  Honegger, Thomas G ^a   Koyanagi, Ryo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Egg coat; Fertilization; Follicle cell

Indexed keywords

BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; GLYCOPEPTIDASE; GLYCOSIDASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SECRETION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; FERTILIZATION; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SPERM; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASES; BINDING SITES; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA;

EID: 54249129411     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.072547th     Document Type: Article

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