Posts Tagged ‘Peer-Reviewed Article’

“Fertilization is a stepwise process that allows two mature gametes to reach each other, fuse and eventually give rise to a new individual.” 103 103 Muratori M, Luconi M, Marchiani S, Forti G, Baldi E. Molecular markers of human sperm functions. Int J Androl. 2009 Feb;32(1):25-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00875.x. Epub 2008 Feb 20. PMID: 18298567, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18298567.

“Sexual reproduction, the formation of a new individual from specialized reproductive cells after fertilization, involves the precise orchestration of different developmental and genomic processes.” 102 102 Martinez G, Köhler C. Role of small RNAs in epigenetic reprogramming during plant sexual reproduction. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2017 Apr;36:22-28, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28088028.

“Sexually reproducing animals require an orchestrated communication between spermatozoa and the egg to generate a new individual.” 101 101 Visconti PE, Krapf D, de la Vega-Beltrán JL, Acevedo JJ, Darszon A. Ion channels, phosphorylation and mammalian sperm capacitation. Asian J Androl. 2011 May;13(3):395-405, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21540868.

“In various places we have defended the position that a new human organism, that is, an individual member of the human species, comes to be at fertilization, the union of the spermatozoon and the oocyte.” 100 100 Lee P, Tollefsen C, George RP. The ontological status of embryos: a reply to Jason Morris. J Med…

“As a result of finely tuned interactions between numerous mechanisms, the goal of fertilization is to form a full healthy new individual.” 99 99 Canovas S, Ross PJ. Epigenetics in preimplantation mammalian development. Theriogenology. 2016 Jul 1;86(1):69-79. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 Apr 21. PMID: 27165992; PMCID: PMC4885810, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27165992.

“Fertilization is a key process in biology to the extent that a new individual will be born from the fusion of two cells.” 98 98 Jiménez-Movilla M, Hamze JG, Romar R. Oolemma Receptors in Mammalian Molecular Fertilization: Function and New Methods of Study. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 May 19;9:662032. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.662032. PMID: 34095128; PMCID:…

“[F]ertilization in mammals, including humans . . . ultimately result in successful embryo development and creation of a new individual.” 97 97 Tosti E, Ménézo Y. Gamete activation: basic knowledge and clinical applications. Hum Reprod Update. 2016 Jun;22(4):420-39. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmw014. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PMID: 27278231; PMCID: PMC4917743, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27278231.

“Fertilization is an ordered sequence of cellular interactions that promotes gamete fusion to form a new individual.” 96 96 Silva-Neta HL, Torrezan E, de Araújo Leite JC, Santi-Gadelha T, Marques-Santos LF. Involvement of ABCB1 and ABCC1 transporters in sea urchin Echinometra lucunter fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev. 2012 Dec;79(12):861-9. doi: 10.1002/mrd.22125. Epub 2012 Nov 26. PMID:…

“Fertilization encompasses a series of different steps which have to be performed in a well-orchestrated way to create a new individual.” 95 95 Canovas, S. & Ross, P.J., Epigenetics in preimplantation mammalian development. Theriogenology. 2016 Jul 1;86(1):69-79. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 Apr 21. PMID: 27165992; PMCID: PMC4885810, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12071888.

“Sexual reproduction is the process that allows the formation of a new individual and is underpinned by gamete quality defined as the ability of spermatozoa and oocytes to interact during fertilization” 94 94 Gallo A, Boni R, Tosti E. Gamete quality in a multistressor environment. Environ Int. 2020May;138:105627. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105627. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID:…