Sperm-egg adhesion and fusion in mammals

Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sutovsky, Peter ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUSION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL FUSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 65349135277     PISSN: 14623994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1462399409001045     Document Type: Review

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