Laboratory on sea urchin fertilization

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 553-564

  Vacquier, Victor D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; DITHIOTHREITOL; OVOPEROXIDASE; PEROXIDASE; PROCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; DISULFIDE BOND; EGG; EMBRYO; FERTILIZATION; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; POLYSPERMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; MALE; SEA URCHINS; TEACHING MATERIALS;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 80051799285     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21360     Document Type: Review

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