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Abstract
Interactive processes between the oocyte (OVUM) and the sperm (SPERMATOZOA) including sperm adhesion, ACROSOME REACTION, sperm penetration of the ZONA PELLUCIDA, and events leading to FERTILIZATION.
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- Egg-Sperm Interactions
- Gamete Interactions
- Oocyte-Sperm Interactions
- Ovum-Sperm Interactions
- Sperm-Egg Interactions
- Sperm-Oocyte Interactions
- Egg Sperm Interactions
- Egg-Sperm Interaction
- Gamete Interaction
- Oocyte Sperm Interactions
- Oocyte-Sperm Interaction
- Ovum Sperm Interactions
- Ovum-Sperm Interaction
- Sperm Egg Interactions
- Sperm Oocyte Interactions
- Sperm Ovum Interactions
- Sperm-Egg Interaction
- Sperm-Oocyte Interaction
- Sperm-Ovum Interaction
- Sperm Penetration
- Sperm-Egg Penetration
- Sperm-Oocyte Penetration
- Sperm-Ovum Penetration
- Sperm-Zona Pellucida Penetration
- Sperm Egg Penetration
- Sperm Oocyte Penetration
- Sperm Ovum Penetration
- Sperm Penetrations
- Sperm Zona Pellucida Penetration
- Sperm-Egg Penetrations
- Sperm-Oocyte Penetrations
- Sperm-Ovum Penetrations
- Sperm-Zona Pellucida Penetrations
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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85(75); was see under FERTILIZATION 1975-84
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sperm-Ovum Interactions. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013084. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013084
- Sperm-Ovum Interactions. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71131161