In the beginning: Lessons from fertilization in mice and worms

被引:28
作者
Jungnickel, MK [1 ]
Sutton, KA [1 ]
Florman, HM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol, Worcester, MA 01655 USA
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10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00648-2
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Sexual reproduction proceeds by fertilization; formation of new individuals by the union of haploid gametes. Recent reports in Cell and in Developmental Cell may provide new insights as to how this process begins and is regulated.
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