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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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ADAM11 geneADAM11 protein, humanBiologic DevelopmentEmbryonic Development

Broader (2)

Conceptionsexual reproduction

Narrower (4)

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… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Modified Clays for the Adsorption of Environmental Toxicants: Binding of Chlorophenols to Pillared, Delaminated, and Hydroxy-Interlayered Smectites
Due to their unique polarity, pore-size distribution, and high surface areas, pillared and delaminated clays are potentially… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Program of early development in the mammal: post-transcriptional control of a class of proteins synthesized by mouse oocytes and early embryos.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Characteristics of motor apparatus in testicular, epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa. A study using demembranated sperm models.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Microvilli on sea urchin eggs: a second burst of elongation.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Fertilization of Denuded Rabbit Eggs in vitro by Sperm recovered from the Uterus or Vagina
RECENTLY shed eggs are surrounded by a sticky mass of follicular cells known as the cumulus oophorus. The follicular cells, which… 
Review
1969
Review
1969
Contributions of new impregnation methods and freeze etching to the problems of synaptic fine structure.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Synthesis and function of messenger RNA during early embryonic development.
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
1956
Highly Cited
1956
THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF MOUSE LUNG GENERAL ARCHITECTURE OF CAPILLARY AND ALVEOLAR WALLS
The general architecture of capillary and alveolar walls of the mouse lung was studied by means of the electron microscope. In… 
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