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Pronucleus

The nucleus of either the ovum or the spermatozoon following fertilization. Thus, in the fertilized ovum, there are two pronuclei, one originating… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in the mammalian zygote is linked with epigenetic reprogramming.
The epigenomes of early mammalian embryos are extensively reprogrammed to acquire a totipotent developmental potential. A major… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Genome-Wide Reprogramming in the Mouse Germ Line Entails the Base Excision Repair Pathway
Erasing Markers Epigenetic reprogramming of the mammalian genome, which involves the removal and replacement of the various… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Transmission of modified nucleosomes from the mouse male germline to the zygote and subsequent remodeling of paternal chromatin.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Ca2+ oscillatory pattern in fertilized mouse eggs affects gene expression and development to term.
Review
2000
Review
2000
Paternal contributions to the mammalian zygote: fertilization after sperm-egg fusion.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The probability of abnormal preimplantation development can be predicted by a single static observation on pronuclear stage morphology.
This retrospective study was undertaken to determine whether further developmental progression of two-pronucleated (2PN) zygotes… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Oxidative damage to DNA in human spermatozoa does not preclude pronucleus formation at intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Repetitive calcium stimuli drive meiotic resumption and pronuclear development during mouse oocyte activation.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Nuclear transplantation in the mouse: Heritable differences between parental genomes after activation of the embryonic genome
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Somatic expression of herpes thymidine kinase in mice following injection of a fusion gene into eggs
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