[HTML][HTML] Mammalian fertilization: molecular aspects of gamete adhesion, exocytosis, and fusion
PM Wassarman - Cell, 1999 - cell.com
Cell, 1999•cell.com
Fertilization is defined as the process of union of two germ cells, egg and sperm, whereby
the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual
exhibiting characteristics of the species is initiated. If fertilization fails to take place, both egg
and sperm degenerate relatively rapidly in the female reproductive tract, since the two highly
differentiated cells cannot survive long on their own.
the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual
exhibiting characteristics of the species is initiated. If fertilization fails to take place, both egg
and sperm degenerate relatively rapidly in the female reproductive tract, since the two highly
differentiated cells cannot survive long on their own.
Fertilization is defined as the process of union of two germ cells, egg and sperm, whereby the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual exhibiting characteristics of the species is initiated. If fertilization fails to take place, both egg and sperm degenerate relatively rapidly in the female reproductive tract, since the two highly differentiated cells cannot survive long on their own.
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