Marsupials the alternative therians – From gametes to birth

Title: Marsupials the alternative therians – From gametes to birth
Creator: Rodger, John C.
Relation: Theriogenology Vol. 150, p. 405-411
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.02.027
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2020
Description: Marsupial reproduction shares many common features with the more familiar eutherian mammals but things are often done differently, in alternative ways. Like the eutherians marsupials are placental but the period and degree of development supported in the uterus is much shorter and the long growth phase of development is supported by lactation. But these different ways of achieving often similar outcomes are also seen in gamete formation and function, fertilization and early development. This review presents an overview of marsupial reproductive biology with an emphasis on gamete biology.
Subject: acrosome; fertilization; marsupial; oocyte; spermatozoa
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1439285
Identifier: uon:40880
Identifier: ISSN:0093-691X
Language: eng
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