How to attract a sperm

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Kirkman-Brown, JC [1 ]
Sutton, KA [1 ]
Florman, HM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Cell Biol, Worcester, MA 01655 USA
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10.1038/ncb0203-93
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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One of the most fundamental questions of fertilization is how do sperm locate eggs? In many animals and lower plant groups, sperm are guided by chemo-attractants released from eggs. In this issue of Nature Cell Biology, Kaupp and colleagues now examine the very early events of this process in the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata.
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