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The two main safeguards which protect the eggs against polyspermy are - Polyspermy at the plasma membrane level is prevented wherein the union... View Article
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It is essential for fertilization. It exposes different hydrolytic enzymes helping the sperm tunnel through the zona pellucida and gives away... View Article
Mammalian fertilization commences when the sperm's head binds in a species-specific way to the zona pellucida which surrounds the egg. This, in... View Article
If a sperm penetrates the extracellular coat of the egg, it associates with the egg plasma membrane which overlies the tips of microvilli on the... View Article
In the event of a sperm fusing with the egg plasma membrane, it induces a local increase in the cytosolic Ca2+. This propagates through the cell... View Article
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The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire which began in 330 AD and lasted until... View Article
Megasthenes was a Greek Diplomat, Historian and ethnographer whose extensive writings about the cultures of India gave an insight into the lives... View Article
Julius Caesar was a renowned statesman, military leader and politician who ultimately became the linchpin for the Roman Republic's transition to... View Article
