Flipping the switch: how a sperm activates the egg at fertilization.
Sperm interaction with an egg in animals was first documented 160 years ago in sea urchins by Alphonse Derbès (1847) when he noted the formation of an "envelope" following the sperm's "approach" to the egg. The "envelope" in sea urchins is an obvious phenotype of f...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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