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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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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Effects of environmental conditions on production of xylitol byCandida boidinii
Candida boidinii NRRL Y-17213 produced more xylitol thanC. magnolia (NRRL Y-4226 and NRRL Y-7621),Debaryomyces hansenii (C-98 M… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
High complete response rate in children with advanced germ cell tumors using cisplatin-containing combination chemotherapy.
A consecutive series of 13 children (five girls) with advanced malignant germ cell tumors (MGCTs) were treated with between four… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Elongation of the fertilization tubule in Chlamydomonas: new observations on the core microfilaments and the effect of transient intracellular signals on their structural integrity
Experimental manipulations of gametes of Chlamydomonas reinhardi and ultrastructural observation were used to examine the… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Alterations in chromatin structure during early sea urchin embryogenesis.
Sea urchin sperm before fertilization possess the longest nucleosome repeat length yet determined for any chromatin. By the time… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Receptor activity of the hamster and mouse solubilized zona pellucida before and after the zona reaction.
Capacitated golden hamster spermatozoa bound to the inner wall as to the outer surface of the zona pellucida, suggesting that the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Penetration in vitro of zona-free hamster eggs by ejaculated boar spermatozoa.
The incorporation and fusion of capacitated, but not uncapacitated, spermatozoa with zona-free eggs in vitro have been reported… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila melanogaster: a possible explanation in terms of spatial organization of chromosomes.
Male recombination and female sterility, two aspects of hybrid dysgenesis in D. melanogaster, have been studied in crosses… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Electron Microscopic Evidence for Chloroplast Fusion in Zygotes of Chlamydomonos reinhardii
In Chlamydomonas reinhardii zygotes the two chloroplasts contributed by the two gametes fuse, as do nuclei, to form a single… 
1967
1967
Fine structure of the reproductive system of a frog lung fluke. II. Penetration of the ovum by a spermatozoon.
In the trematode, Haematoloechus medioplexus, the plasma membrane of the spermatozoon fuses, along the entire length of the cell… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Control of sexual activity in Chlamydomonas by light.
SUMMARY: Chlamydomonas moewusii is a unicellular, haploid, heterothallic alga. Suspensions containing a high proportion of active… 
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