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Fertilization

Known as: impregnation, fecundation, syngamy 
The union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei… 
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ADAM11 geneADAM11 protein, humanBiologic DevelopmentEmbryonic Development

Broader (2)

Conceptionsexual reproduction

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Fertilization in VitroFertilization, DelayedPolyspermic Fertilizationrespiratory burst at fertilization

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Acetylene Hydrogenation on Au-Based Catalysts
Hydrogenation of acetylene has been investigated on Au/TiO2, Pd/TiO2 and Au-Pd/TiO2 catalysts at high acetylene conversion levels… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Systems for the study of nuclear assembly, DNA replication, and nuclear breakdown in Xenopus laevis egg extracts.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Capsaicin‐induced neuronal degeneration: Silver impregnation of cell bodies, axons, and terminals in the central nervous system of the adult rat
Capsaicin is a neurotoxic substance valued in neurobiological research because of its ability to selectively damage small… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The clam embryo protein cyclin A induces entry into M phase and the resumption of meiosis in Xenopus oocytes
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
The role of disulfide bond reduction during mammalian sperm nuclear decondensation in vivo.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Fusion protein of the paramyxovirus simian virus 5: nucleotide sequence of mRNA predicts a highly hydrophobic glycoprotein.
The nucleotide sequence of the mRNA coding for the fusion glycoprotein (F) of the paramyxovirus, simian virus 5, has been… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Characteristics of motor apparatus in testicular, epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa. A study using demembranated sperm models.
Review
1969
Review
1969
Contributions of new impregnation methods and freeze etching to the problems of synaptic fine structure.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
An electron-microscopic study of zinc iodide-osmium impregnation of neurons. I. Staining of synaptic vesicles at cholinergic junctions.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Ultrastructural changes in the sperm head during fertilization in the rabbit.
Spermatozoa have been observed with the electron microscope at various stages of their approach to and penetration of the rabbit… 
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