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Germ Cells

Known as: Gamete, Cells, Germ-Line, Haploid nucleated cell 
Gametes, also known as sex cells or germ cells, are the cells that come together during fertilization or conception in organisms that reproduce… 
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Structure of primordial sex cellStructure of zygote

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Review
1998
Review
1998
Cytomechanics of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion.
Review
1993
Review
1993
A review of the genotoxicity of 1-ethyl-1-nitrosourea.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Attachment of human bone cells to tissue culture polystyrene and to unmodified polystyrene: the effect of surface chemistry upon initial cell attachment.
Cell culture studies have often been used in the determination of the suitability of biomaterials as surfaces for the attachment… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Molecular mechanisms of sperm-egg membrane binding and fusion in mammals.
It has been over a hundred years since the first description of fertilization. Contact between sperm and egg plasma membranes… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Translational regulation of protein synthesis, in response to light, at a critical stage of volvox development
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Substrate adhesion of rat hepatocytes: a comparison of laminin and fibronectin as attachment proteins
In previous studies rat hepatocytes have been shown to adhere to substrates composed of collagen or fibronectin. In the present… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Studies on cell adhesion and recognition. I. Extent and specificity of cell adhesion triggered by carbohydrate-reactive proteins (glycosidases and lectins) and by fibronectin
The extent and the specificity of the initial cell attachment induced by various proteins coated on plastic surfaces have been… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Mechanisms of activation of sperm and egg during fertilization of sea urchin gametes.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Induction of DNA double-strand breaks by X-rays in a radiosensitive strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Early contact interactions between mammalian gametes in vitro: evidence that the vitellus influences adherence between sperm and zona pellucida.
A study in vitro of interactions between gametes of the golden hamster showed that the spermatozoon associates with the zona… 
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