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Two pathways regulate cortical granule translocation to prevent polyspermy in mouse oocytes

An egg must be fertilized by a single sperm only. To prevent polyspermy, the zona pellucida, a structure that surrounds mammalian eggs, becomes impermeable upon fertilization, preventing the entry of further sperm. The structural changes in the zona upon fertilization are driven by the exocytosis of...

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Autores principales: Cheeseman, Liam P., Boulanger, Jérôme, Bond, Lisa M., Schuh, Melina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5187413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27991490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13726