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Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy of the outer surface of sea urchin eggs sampled at intervals during the first 3 minutes after insemination reveals the detailed structural changes of the vitelline layer during its transformation into the fertilization membrane. A sperm attachment-detachment sequence is described for the large number of sperm which transitorily bind every egg during fertilization.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4734353 DOI: 10.1126/science.179.4074.685
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728