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. 1968 Jun 1;37(3):C13–C18. doi: 10.1083/jcb.37.3.c13

BEHAVIOR OF THE GAMETE MEMBRANES DURING SPERM ENTRY INTO THE MAMMALIAN EGG

C Barros 1, L E Franklin 1
PMCID: PMC2107434  PMID: 11905214

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