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Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 2/2020

Open Access 01-02-2020 | Review

Perfect date—the review of current research into molecular bases of mammalian fertilization

Authors: Zuzana Trebichalská, Zuzana Holubcová

Published in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Issue 2/2020

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Abstract

Fertilization is a multistep process during which two terminally differentiated haploid cells, an egg and a sperm, combine to produce a totipotent diploid zygote. In the early 1950s, it became possible to fertilize mammalian eggs in vitro and study the sequence of cellular and molecular events leading to embryo development. Despite all the achievements of assisted reproduction in the last four decades, remarkably little is known about the molecular aspects of human conception. Current fertility research in animal models is casting more light on the complexity of the process all our lives start with. This review article provides an update on the investigation of mammalian fertilization and highlights the practical implications of scientific discoveries in the context of human reproduction and reproductive medicine.
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Metadata
Title
Perfect date—the review of current research into molecular bases of mammalian fertilization
Authors
Zuzana Trebichalská
Zuzana Holubcová
Publication date
01-02-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-019-01679-4

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