Polyspermy prevention in marine invertebrates Export

@article{citeulike:1678213, abstract = {In marine invertebrates, as in most other organisms, normal development requires that only one sperm nucleus joins with the egg nucleus at fertilization. The principal mechanisms employed are (1) prevention of sperm-egg plasma membrane fusion and (2) modifications of the egg extracellular coat to prevent sperm binding and/or penetration. In a third strategy, fertilization is polyspermic, but only one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus. Other factors such as gamete density during spawning, chemotaxis, and localized sites for sperm entry may also affect the numbers of sperm reaching the egg. Microsc. Res. Tech. 61:379-388, 2003. {\copyright} 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.}, address = {Instituto de Biolog\'{\i}a Celular y Molecular, Universidad Aut\'{o}noma de Baja California, Ensenada 22800, B.C. Mexico}, author = {Gould, Meredith C. and Stephano, Jose L.}, citeulike-article-id = {1678213}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jemt.10351}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/104538125/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/jemt.10351}, journal = {Microscopy Research and Technique}, keywords = {-invertebrate, polyspermy, review}, number = {4}, pages = {379--388}, posted-at = {2007-09-20 06:06:41}, priority = {2}, title = {Polyspermy prevention in marine invertebrates}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jemt.10351}, volume = {61}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1678213 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1678213 N2 - In marine invertebrates, as in most other organisms, normal development requires that only one sperm nucleus joins with the egg nucleus at fertilization. The principal mechanisms employed are (1) prevention of sperm-egg plasma membrane fusion and (2) modifications of the egg extracellular coat to prevent sperm binding and/or penetration. In a third strategy, fertilization is polyspermic, but only one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus. Other factors such as gamete density during spawning, chemotaxis, and localized sites for sperm entry may also affect the numbers of sperm reaching the egg. Microsc. Res. Tech. 61:379-388, 2003. © 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. IS - 4 JF - Microscopy Research and Technique AD - Instituto de Biología Celular y Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada 22800, B.C. Mexico EP - 388 TI - Polyspermy prevention in marine invertebrates VL - 61 SP - 379 KW - -invertebrate KW - polyspermy KW - review AU - Gould, Meredith AU - Stephano, Jose PY - 2003/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jemt.10351 ER -