The egg's blocks to polyspermy (fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm) were
originally identified in marine and aquatic species with external fertilization, but polyspermy …

Fertilization by multiple sperm leads to lethal chromosomal number abnormalities, failed
embryo development, and miscarriage. In some vertebrate and invertebrate eggs, the so …

Abstract Echinobase (www. echinobase. org) is a model organism knowledgebase serving
as a resource for the community that studies echinoderms, a phylum of marine invertebrates …

ABSTRACT Ca2+-activated Cl− channels (CaCCs) perform a multitude of functions
including the control of cell excitability, regulation of cell volume and ionic homeostasis …

Purpose To investigate the genetic causes of polyspermy and total fertilization failure (TFF)
in two independent male patients suffering from male infertility. Methods …

In many sexually reproducing organisms, oocytes are fundamentally fertilized with one
sperm. In Caenorhabditis elegans, chitin layer formation after fertilization by the EGG …

Much of the scientific knowledge on oocyte maturation, fertilization, and embryonic
development has come from the experiments using gametes of marine organisms that …

Fertilization of an egg by more than one sperm, a condition known as polyspermy, leads to
gross chromosomal abnormalities and is embryonic lethal for most animals. Consequently …

Highlights•Toxicity of sulfate to fish during early development in soft freshwater tested.•Egg
fertilization were the most sensitive stage of whitefish to sulfate.•After early development, the …

TRPM7 (transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 7) is a chanzyme
with channel and kinase domains essential for embryo development. Using gamete-specific …