Medicine
2 years ago

Breakthrough discovery could revolutionize human reproduction and fertility treatments.

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Fertilization, Mammalian
Paul M. Wassarman

Paper Summary

Fertilization is when eggs and sperm come together to create a new individual. This process involves many steps and proteins in eggs and sperm. Some of these proteins help sperm attach to eggs, fuse together, and prevent multiple sperm from fertilizing the egg in mammals.

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