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Spawning-Induced pH Increase Activates Sperm Attraction and Fertilization Abilities in Eggs of the Ascidian, Phallusia philippinensis and Ciona intestinalis

In Phlebobranchiata ascidians, oocytes and spermatozoa are stored in the oviduct and spermiduct, respectively, until spawning occurs. Gametes in the gonoducts are mature and fertilizable; however, it was found that the gametes of the ascidians Phallusia philippinensis and Ciona intestinalis could no...

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Autores principales: Sensui, Noburu, Itoh, Yosinori, Okura, Nobuhiko, Shiba, Kogiku, Baba, Shoji A., Inaba, Kazuo, Yoshida, Manabu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9917126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36768985
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24032666