Zinc protection of fertilized eggs is an ancient feature of sexual reproduction in animals.

Zinc protection of fertilized eggs is an ancient feature of sexual reproduction in animals.

One of the earliest and most prevalent barriers to successful reproduction is polyspermy, or fertilization of an egg by multiple sperm. To prevent these supernumerary fertilizations, eggs have evolved multiple mechanisms. It has recently been proposed that zinc released by mammalian eggs at fertiliz...

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Main Authors: Katherine L Wozniak, Rachel E Bainbridge, Dominique W Summerville, Maiwase Tembo, Wesley A Phelps, Monica L Sauer, Bennett W Wisner, Madelyn E Czekalski, Srikavya Pasumarthy, Meghan L Hanson, Melania B Linderman, Catherine H Luu, Madison E Boehm, Steven M Sanders, Katherine M Buckley, Daniel J Bain, Matthew L Nicotra, Miler T Lee, Anne E Carlson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000811

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000811

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