Allurin and egg jelly coat impact on in-vitro fertilization success of endangered Albanian water frog, Pelophylax shqipericus
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DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2018.1508147
Abstract: Abstract Amphibian egg-jelly coat plays an important role in successful fertilization and development. Here, we ask whether proteins like allurin in the jelly coats of frog eggs might influence fertilization rate success. Using in vitro… read more here.
Keywords: fertilization; vitro fertilization; jelly coat; egg jelly ... See more keywords
Cherchez la femme – impact of ocean acidification on the egg jelly coat and attractants for sperm
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.177188
Abstract: ABSTRACT The impact of ocean acidification on marine invertebrate eggs and its consequences for sperm chemotaxis are unknown. In the sea urchins Heliocidaris tuberculata and Heliocidaris erythrogramma, with small (93 µm) and large (393 µm) eggs, respectively,… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; ocean acidification; egg; jelly coat ... See more keywords