Germ cell research: A personal perspective

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-218

  Yanagimachi, Ryuzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Female reproductive tract; Fertilization; Gamete biology; Sperm

Indexed keywords

MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACROSOME REACTION; CANCER PREVENTION; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLONING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZE DRYING; GERM CELL; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; JAPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SHORT SURVEY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CRICETINAE; ECHINOIDEA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 59949089652     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.071993     Document Type: Short Survey

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