Cell Membrane Fusion and the Fertilization Mechanism in Plants and Animals
- 25 May 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 136 (3517) , 711-712
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.136.3517.711
Abstract
Plasmatic fusion in both plant and animal fertilization seems to start with the coalescence of cell membranes of the gametes. In male gametes, the area of fusion is predetermined: in some algae it is the flagellar tip, while in animal organisms it is the acrosome filament. These organelles thus fulfill comparable roles in the mechanism of fertilization.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- CHANGES IN THE SPERMATOZOON DURING FERTILIZATION IN HYDROIDES HEXAGONUS (ANNELIDA)The Journal of cell biology, 1961