| Literature DB >> 23218668 |
Gunasekaran Singaravelu1, Andrew Singson.
Abstract
Calcium plays a prominent role during fertilization in many animals. This review focuses on roles of Ca(2+) during the events around fertilization in the model organism, Caenorhabditis elegans. Specifically, the role of Ca(2+) in sperm, oocytes and the surrounding somatic tissues during fertilization will be discussed, with the focus on sperm activation, meiotic maturation of oocytes, ovulation, sperm-egg interaction and fertilization. Published by Elsevier India Pvt Ltd.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23218668 PMCID: PMC3566351 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2012.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Calcium ISSN: 0143-4160 Impact factor: 6.817