Use of sea stars to study basic reproductive processes

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-245

  Wessel, Gary M ^a   Reich, Adrian M ^a   Klatsky, Peter C ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Meiosis; Microinjection; Polar body; Sea star; Single cell PCR

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLADENINE;

ACCESSORY CELL; CELL STIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHASE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; REVIEW; STARFISH;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; STARFISH;

EID: 77953546716     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396361003674879     Document Type: Review

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