The Biological Function of Extracellular Vesicles during Fertilization, Early Embryo—Maternal Crosstalk and Their Involvement in Reproduction: Review and Overview

Secretory extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane-enclosed microparticles that mediate cell to cell communication in proximity to, or distant from, the cell of origin. Cells release a heterogeneous spectrum of EVs depending on their physiologic and metabolic state. Extracellular vesicles are gener...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Capra, Anna Lange-Consiglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/11/1510