Ultrastructural study on the fertilisation process in sturgeon (Acipenser), function of acrosome and prevention of polyspermy

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 117, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 147-154

  Psenicka, Martin ^a   Rodina, Marek ^a   Linhart, Otomar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Egg; Fertilisation; Penetration; Polyspermy; Sperm; Sturgeon; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FISH; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FISHES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OVUM; SPERMATOZOA;

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER BAERII; ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350724450     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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