ECB-ART-33525
Science
1973 Feb 16;1794074:685-8. doi: 10.1126/science.179.4074.685.
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Sea urchin sperm-egg interactions studied with the scanning electron microscope.
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Scanning electron microscopy of the outer surface of sea urchin eggs sampled at intervals during the first 3 minutes after insemination reveals the detailed structural changes of the vitelline layer during its transformation into the fertilization membrane. A sperm attachment-detachment sequence is described for the large number of sperm which transitorily bind every egg during fertilization.
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