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Polyspermy Block

Polyspermy Block is a biological mechanism that prevents the fusion of more than one sperm with a single oocyte during fertilization, thereby ensuring the maintenance of diploid chromosome number and normal embryonic development.

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393

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159

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2017–2026

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Polyspermy Blockade

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Publications

134

Fast block to polyspermy in sea urchin eggs is electrically mediated

Laurinda A. Jaffe · Nature · 1976 · 458 citations

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Attractive and repulsive interactions between female and male gametophytes in <i>Arabidopsis</i> pollen tube guidance

Kentaro K. Shimizu, Kiyotaka Okada · Development · 2000 · 235 citations

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Oviduct-specific glycoprotein and heparin modulate sperm–zona pellucida interaction during fertilization and contribute to the control of polyspermy

Pilar Coy, Sebastián Cánovas, Irene Mondéjar et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 233 citations · Full text

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Male–female communication triggers calcium signatures during fertilization in Arabidopsis

Philipp Denninger, Andrea Bleckmann, Andreas Lausser et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 178 citations · Full text

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Protease released from sea urchin eggs at fertilization alters the vitelline layer and aids in preventing polyspermy

Victor D. Vacquier, Mia J. Tegner, David Epel · Experimental Cell Research · 1973 · 162 citations

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Authors

393

  1. LA
    Laurinda A. Jaffe

    UConn Health, United States

    7 publications · 913 citations

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  2. YI
    Yasuhiro Iwao

    Yamaguchi University, Japan

    4 publications · 96 citations

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  3. PC
    Pilar Coy

    Universidad de Murcia, Spain

    4 publications · 451 citations

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  4. CC
    Charles C. Lambert

    California State University, Fullerton, United States

    4 publications · 169 citations

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  5. JP
    Janice P. Evans

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    4 publications · 183 citations

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Institutions

159

  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    798 citations

  2. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    840 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    678 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    660 citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    527 citations

  7. Marine Biological Laboratory

    Woods Hole, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    304 citations

  8. California State University, Fullerton

    Fullerton, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    263 citations

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Venues

  1. Developmental Biology

    18 publications · 982 citations

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  2. Reproduction

    12 publications · 516 citations

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  3. Journal of Experimental Zoology

    JEZ · 10 publications · 283 citations

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  4. Biology of Reproduction

    8 publications · 516 citations

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  5. Molecular Reproduction and Development

    5 publications · 401 citations

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