Mammalian sperm contain two factors for calcium release and egg activation: Phospholipase C zeta and a cryptic activating factor.

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Molecular human reproduction

• Publication date

  2018-08-23

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/molehr/gay038PMID 30257016
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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