Endogenous signaling pathways and chemical communication between sperm and egg

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1092-1100

  Krug, Patrick J ^a   Riffell, Jeffrey A ^b   Zimmer, Richard K ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abalone; Amino acid; Attractant; Chemotaxis; Egg; Fertilization; Gamete interactions; Haliotis rufescens; Sexual reproduction; Sperm; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GASTROPOD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GASTROPODA; MALE; OVUM; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; TRYPTOPHAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS RUFESCENS;

EID: 63849154067     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.027029     Document Type: Article

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