Mechanisms of fertilization elucidated by gene-manipulated animals

Capacitation and the acrosome reaction are key phenomena in mammalian fertilization. These phenomena were found more than 60 years ago. However, fundamental questions regarding the nature of capacitation and the timing of the acrosome reaction remain unsolved. Factors were postulated over time, but...

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Main Author: Masaru Okabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Andrology
Online Access:http://www.ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2015;volume=17;issue=4;spage=646;epage=652;aulast=Okabe