The state of the union: The cell biology of fertilization

Nature Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Evans, Janice P ^a   Florman, Harvey M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTRACEPTION; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EID: 85046913038     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm-fertilityS57     Document Type: Review

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