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Micropyle Structure

Micropyle Structure is a specialized morphological feature in plant and animal ovules defined as a narrow, canal-like opening in the integuments through which sperm entry or nutrient exchange occurs during fertilization or embryonic development.

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The micropyle: a sperm guidance system in teleost fertilization

Diala Amanze, Arati Iyengar · Development · 1990 · 110 citations

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CAPSELLA EMBRYOGENESIS: THE SYNERGIDS BEFORE AND AFTER FERTILIZATION

R. K. Schulz, William A. Jensen · American Journal of Botany · 1968 · 104 citations

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The vitelline envelope, chorion, and micropyle of Fundulus heteroclitus eggs

James N. Dumont, Anna Ruth Brummet · Gamete Research · 1980 · 95 citations

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Water movement into dormant and non-dormant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grains

Judith R. Rathjen, Ekaterina Strounina, Daryl J. Mares · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2009 · 90 citations · Full text

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Chemical and physical guidance of fish spermatozoa into the egg through the micropyle†,‡

Ryuzo Yanagimachi, Tatsuo Harumi, Hajime Matsubara et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2017 · 90 citations · Full text

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    John N. Owens

    University of Victoria, Canada

    4 publications · 114 citations

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    Kazunori Takano

    University of the Ryukyus, Japan

    4 publications · 53 citations

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  3. TI
    Takashi Iwamatsu

    Aichi University of Education, Japan

    4 publications · 162 citations

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  4. TT
    Tokushiro Takaso

    University of Victoria, Canada

    3 publications · 73 citations

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  5. HO
    Hiromi Ohta

    Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Japan

    3 publications · 35 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Aichi University of Education

    Kariya, Japan

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    266 citations

  2. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    252 citations

  3. University of Tübingen

    Tübingen, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    74 citations

  4. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    318 citations

  5. R&G Associates

    Berwick-Upon-Tweed, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

  6. University of Siena

    Siena, Italy

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    98 citations

  7. National Taiwan Ocean University

    Keelung, Taiwan

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    138 citations

  8. Gunma University

    Maebashi, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

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  1. Journal of Fish Biology

    8 publications · 247 citations

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  2. American Journal of Botany

    8 publications · 336 citations

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  3. Journal of Parasitology

    6 publications · 133 citations

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  4. Canadian Journal of Botany

    4 publications · 98 citations

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  5. Journal of Cell Science

    3 publications · 116 citations

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