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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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Conceptionsexual reproduction

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Fertilization in VitroFertilization, DelayedPolyspermic Fertilizationrespiratory burst at fertilization

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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
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation
The intracellular pH of the sea urchin embryo increases 0.3 pH units between 1 and 4 min after fertilisation. The increase in pH… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Effects of 3-acetylpyridine on the central nervous system of the rat, as demonstrated by silver methods.
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
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Deoxyribonucleic acid in amphibian eggs.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
OSMIUM IMPREGNATION OF THE GOLGI APPARATUS.
The Golgi complex consists of a heterogeneous assemblage of small vesicles, larger vacuoles and characteristic packets of… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
DIFFERENTIATION OF NEURONAL TYPES AND SYNAPSES IN MYELINATING CULTURES OF MOUSE CEREBELLUM
The Holmes silver impregnation method has made possible the recognition of multiple neuronal types and synapses in myelinating… 
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