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Journal articles on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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BORMAN, STU. "CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY CROSS-FERTILIZATION." Chemical & Engineering News 85, no. 40 (October 2007): 31–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cen-v085n040.p031.

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Vacquier, Victor D. "The cell biology of fertilization." Trends in Biochemical Sciences 14, no. 10 (October 1989): 424–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0968-0004(89)90300-9.

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Vacquier, Victor D. "The molecular biology of fertilization." Trends in Biochemical Sciences 14, no. 10 (October 1989): 424–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0968-0004(89)90301-0.

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Rouse, Greg W. "Annelid sperm and fertilization biology." Hydrobiologia 535-536, no. 1 (March 2005): 167–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-4390-5.

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Leposavić, A., M. Đorđević, R. Cerović, S. Radičević, T. Vujović, and D. Đurović. "Fertilization biology of ‘Reka’ highbush blueberry." Acta Horticulturae, no. 1308 (April 2021): 279–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2021.1308.39.

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Wassarman, P. "The biology and chemistry of fertilization." Science 235, no. 4788 (January 30, 1987): 553–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.3027891.

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Temkin, M. H. "Comparative fertilization biology of gymnolaemate bryozoans." Marine Biology 127, no. 2 (December 1996): 329–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00942118.

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Okabe, M. "The cell biology of mammalian fertilization." Development 140, no. 22 (November 5, 2013): 4471–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.090613.

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Babcock, Russ, and John Keesing. "Fertilization biology of the abalone Haliotis laevigata: laboratory and field studies." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56, no. 9 (September 1, 1999): 1668–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f99-106.

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A combination of laboratory and field experiments with the commercial abalone species Haliotis laevigata showed that fertilization may be a limiting factor in some exploited populations when distances separating spawning individuals are too large. The effects of gamete age, gamete concentration, and gamete contact time in the laboratory were used to model fertilization success in situ and compared with experimental fertilization rates in the field. Highest fertilization rates in vitro (80%) were found for sperm concentrations in the range of 1 × 104 to 1 × 106·mL-1. Fertilization rates of 48 ± 1.7% (95% CI) were measured at separation distances of 2 m and dropped to 2.8 ± 0.7% (95% CI) at 16 m downstream, agreeing closely with rates predicted by the model. Recruitment failures reported for South Australian populations of H. laevigata have occurred when densities fell below ca.0.3 animals·m-2, or mean nearest-neighbor distances between 1 and 2 m. This density corresponds well to critical nearest-neighbor distances for fertilization success. Stocks at higher densities are predicted to have higher fertilization rates (ca.90%) such that fertilization success is not a factor limiting recruitment.

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Buckland-Nicks, John. "Fertilization biology and the evolution of chitons*." American Malacological Bulletin 25, no. 1 (July 2008): 97–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.4003/0740-2783-25.1.97.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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Khire, Atul D. "Centriole Inheritance during Fertilization of Drosophila melanogaster." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1513336660968259.

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Baker, Maria. "Fertilization success in commercial shellfish." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2001. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/189935/.

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Wong, Julian Ling-Chao. "Molecular mechanisms of the animal block to polyspermy /." View online version; access limited to Brown University users, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3174518.

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Gao, Jing, and 高晶. "Roles of VAD1.3 in spermatogenesis and fertilization." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4852170X.

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　　Vad1.3 is an evolutionarily-conserved, testis-specific gene identified from a retinol-treated Vitamin A-deficiency (VAD) rat model. VAD1.3 is expressed throughout spermiogenesis at the acrosome of spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa, suggesting a role in acrosome biogenesis or acrosome reaction. The present study aimed to explore the functional role of VAD1.3 in spermatogenesis and sperm functions by the cellular and gene-knockout approaches. 　　Double immunofluorescent microscopy confirmed the co-localization of VAD1.3 and syntaxin 1 in mouse spermatids and spermatozoa. Deletion analysis of the Vad1.3 gene in transfected mouse spermatocyte GC2-spd and human cervical cancer HeLa cells revealed a polarized peri-nuclear/Golgi expression pattern for the N-terminal GFP-VAD fusion proteins which contain a bipartite nucleus localization (BNL) motif, but a nuclear expression pattern for the C-terminal GFP-VAD. The N-terminal sequences of VAD1.3 mediated its interaction with syntaxin 1, as demonstrated by both co-localization and co-immunoprecipitation studies. The full-length GFP-VAD co-localized with the Golgi markers and was redistributed into the endoplasmic reticulum after brefeldin A treatment, suggesting that VAD1.3 was recruited through the ER-Golgi-acrosome pathway. 　　Vad1.3+/- mice was previously generated by the conventional knockout approach. The heterozygous mice had normal spermatogenesis during postnatal days and adulthood (6-8 weeks). At the age of 8-19 months, 6 out of 17 heterozygous mice but no wild-type exhibited a decrease in the epididymal sperm count and testicular weight (p < 0.05). Histological analyses unveiled disarrangement of the seminiferous epithelium and sloughing of germ cells, predominantly spermatids, which was mediated partially by apoptosis as a higher percentage of TUNEL-positive cells were detected in these heterozygous mice (p < 0.05). This phenotype was associated with a decrease in the mRNA (p < 0.05) and protein levels of VAD1.3 in the testis. 　　Crossing of the Vad1.3+/- mice produced wild-type and heterozygous offspring in a ratio of 1:3, but no Vad1.3-/- mice were found. There was no significant difference between the heterozygous intercrosses and the wild-type intercrosses in the number of oocytes ovulated, the developmental rate of embryos from zygotes to blastocysts, the number of implantation site, resorption site or the offspring could result from defective fertilization between Vad1.3 null gametes rather than developmental lethality. The role of VAD1.3 in fertilization was supported by the inhibitory effects of the anti-VAD1.3 antibody on in vitro fertilization and progesterone-induced acrosome reaction. Immuno-staining revealed that VAD1.3 was present in the acrosome-intact spermatozoa but not in acrosome-reacted spermatozoa, indicating a role of VAD1.3 in ZP-binding or acrosome reaction rather than sperm-egg fusion. In oocytes VAD1.3 was distributed in the cytoplasm near the cortex. litter size. Only a few Vad1.3-/- embryos were found at the zygotic (3.7%) and 2-cell (3%) stages in the heterozygous intercrosses. These findings suggested that the absence of the Vad1.3-/- 　　In sum, VAD1.3 may play important roles in fertilization and spermatogenesis in mice. The BNL motif of VAD1.3 directs its Golgi expression and the N-terminal sequence of the protein mediates its interaction with syntaxin 1. The use of tissue-specific knockout approach may help to answer the functional role of VAD1.3 in future.
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Richmond, Alissa Gale. "Sperm-Oocyte Membrane Interactions during Fertilization in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans." W&M ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539624377.

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Baker, Stokes Sidney. "Cloning, identification, and characterization of fertilization associated genes in Pinus strobus ovules /." The Ohio State University, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148768375612746.

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Qin, Jianguang. "Effects of fertilization and fish predation on trophic dynamics in aquatic ecosystems /." The Ohio State University, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu148784937729584.

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Bloch, Qazi Margaret Caldwell. "Sperm precedence in a flour beetle /." Thesis, Connect to Dissertations & Theses @ Tufts University, 1999.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 1999.
Adviser: Sara M. Lewis. Submitted to the Dept. of Biology. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-171). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

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Sanbuissho, Atsushi. "Influence of serum and gonadotropins on in vitro bovine oocyte maturation and fertilization /." The Ohio State University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487590702990105.

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Wunnachit, Wijit. "Floral biology of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) in relation to pollination and fruit set." Adelaide Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21622.

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Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, 1991

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Books on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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B, Metz Charles, and Monroy Alberto, eds. Biology of fertilization. Orlando: Academic Press, 1985.

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B, Metz Charles, and Monroy Alberto, eds. Biology of fertilization. Orlando: Academic Press, 1985.

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Heide, Schatten, and Schatten Gerald, eds. The Cell biology of fertilization. San Diego: Academic Press, 1989.

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Heide, Schatten, and Schatten Gerald, eds. The molecular biology of fertilization. San Diego: Academic Press, 1989.

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Lillie, Frank Rattray. Problems of fertilization. New York: Garland, 1988.

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International, Symposium on Fertilization in Mammals (1989 Newton Mass ). Fertilization in mammals. Norwell, Mass: Serono Symposia, USA, 1990.

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M, Wassarman Paul, ed. Elements of mammalian fertilization. Boca Raton, Fla: CRC Press, 1991.

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S, Dunbar Bonnie, and O'Rand Michael G, eds. A Comparative overview of mammalian fertilization. New York: Plenum Press, 1991.

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Hedrick, Jerry L., ed. The Molecular and Cellular Biology of Fertilization. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1986. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2255-9.

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L, Hedrick Jerry, and University of California, Davis. Division of Biological Sciences., eds. The molecular and cellular biology of fertilization. New York: Plenum Press, 1986.

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Book chapters on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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Pandey, Arun K. "Fertilization." In Reproductive Biology of Angiosperms, 145–60. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003260097-9.

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Kunz, Yvette W. "Fertilization." In Developmental Biology of Teleost Fishes, 147–83. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2997-4_9.

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Mizushima, Shusei. "Fertilization 2: Polyspermic Fertilization." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 105–23. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3975-1_7.

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Carroll, Michael. "The Biology of Fertilization." In Clinical Reproductive Science, 75–92. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118977231.ch6.

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Russell, S. D. "Fertilization in Angiosperms." In Plant Developmental Biology - Biotechnological Perspectives, 283–300. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02301-9_14.

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Aitken, R. J. "The Cell Biology of Fertilization." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 291–99. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5913-9_51.

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van Went, J. L. "Fertilization in Angiosperm Plants." In Reproductive Biology and Plant Breeding, 187–96. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76998-6_18.

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Krishnamurthy, K. V. "Post-fertilization Growth and Development." In Plant Biology and Biotechnology, 441–67. New Delhi: Springer India, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2286-6_18.

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Cabrita, Elsa, Marta F. Riesco, and Evaristo L. Mañanós. "Sperm Physiology and Artificial Fertilization." In The Biology of Sole, 142–68. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019] | “A science publishers book.”: CRC Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315120393-8.

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Machaty, Zoltan, Andrew R. Miller, and Lu Zhang. "Egg Activation at Fertilization." In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1–47. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46095-6_1.

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Conference papers on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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Ju, Yan. "Polar Accumulation of RTIA in Synergid Cells Facilitates Fertilization in Arabidopsis." In ASPB PLANT BIOLOGY 2020. USA: ASPB, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.46678/pb.20.1052961.

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"Developmental instability in mouse conceived by in vitro fertilization." In Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/Systems Biology (BGRS/SB-2022) :. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18699/sbb-2022-387.

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Juhaeti, Titi. "Foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv) cultivated on difference of nitrogen source fertilization and population." In INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE (ICOBAS). AIP Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5115623.

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"The impact of temperature conditions of incubation on mouse embryonic development during in vitro fertilization." In Bioinformatics of Genome Regulation and Structure/Systems Biology (BGRS/SB-2022) :. Institute of Cytology and Genetics, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18699/sbb-2022-394.

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Takayama, Shuichi, Dongeun Huh, Jonathan Song, Wansik Cha, and Yunseok Heo. "Micro- and Nanofluidics for Cell Biology, Cell Therapy, and Cell-Based Drug Testing." In ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels. ASMEDC, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icnmm2009-82151.

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Many biological studies, drug screening methods, and cellular therapies require culture and manipulation of living cells outside of their natural environment in the body. The gap between the cellular microenvironment in vivo and in vitro, however, poses challenges for obtaining physiologically relevant responses from cells used in basic biological studies or drug screens and for drawing out the maximum functional potential from cells used therapeutically. One of the reasons for this gap is because the fluidic environment of mammalian cells in vivo is microscale and dynamic whereas typical in vitro cultures are macroscopic and static. This presentation will give an overview of efforts in our laboratory to develop microfluidic systems that enable spatio-temporal control of both the chemical and fluid mechanical environment of cells. The technologies and methods close the physiology gap to provide biological information otherwise unobtainable and to enhance cellular performance in therapeutic applications. Specific biomedical topics that will be discussed include, in vitro fertilization on a chip, microfluidic tissue engineering of small airway injuries, breast cancer metastasis on a chip, electrochemical biosensors, and development of tuneable nanofluidic systems towards applications in single molecule DNA analysis.

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Saeed, Suhur. "Preliminary investigations into the reproductive biology, in vitro fertilization and laboratory culturing of the Qatari Pearl Oyster (Pinctada radiata)." In Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings. Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qfarc.2016.eepp2724.

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Chen, Hsiu-hung Simon, Zhiquan Shu, Lei Cheng, and Dayong Gao. "Development of a Microfluidic Injection and Perfusion Device for Single Cell Study." In ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nemb2010-13317.

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The cell membrane, composed primarily of proteins and lipids, is a selectively permeable lipid bilayer in the scale of 10 nm or so. Molecules permeating through cell membranes play critical roles in the applications of drug delivery, cell therapy, and cryopreservation. Cryopreservation and banking of cells, such as umbilical cord bloods, female eggs, etc., are critical to facilitate practical and effective in vitro fertilization (IVF). The determination of molecule transport properties of cells, such as water and cryoprotectants (CPAs), is indispensable for developing optimal conditions for cryopreserving them. On the other hand, injection of material of interests, such as sperms and DNA segments, to female eggs or blastocysts, so-called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) technique, are playing important roles on IVF and advanced gene knock-out. In this study, a novel micro-nano-fluidic system that allows perfusion and injection in nano-liter scale has been developed and fabricated by soft lithographic methods. A single cell in the microfluidic system is able to be trapped on site and then either be perfused by various solutions or injected with plain solutions or solutions with genetic materials. Our ongoing study will demonstrate that the micro-nano-fluidic system allows us to: 1) confine cells in a channel; 2) deliver drugs by perfusing the cell; 3) monitor osmotic behaviors of the cell by replacing its extracellular environment; and 4) perform ICSI with sperms or genetic materials.

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Salazar Moscoso, Marcela, Silvia Joly Ruiz Castellanos, Guillem Anglada Escudé, and Laia Ribas Cabezas. "Hypergravity induces changes in physiology, gene expression and epigenetics in zebrafish." In Symposium on Space Educational Activities (SSAE). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5821/conference-9788419184405.044.

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All living organisms that inhabit Earth have evolved under a common value of gravity, which amounts to an acceleration of 9.81 m/s2 at mean sea level. Changes on it could cause important alterations that affect vital biological functions. The crescent interest in spatial exploration has opened the question of how exactly these changes in gravity would affect Earth life forms on space environments. This work is the result of a collaborative co-supervision of a master thesis between experts in the area of space sciences and biology, and it can serve as a case study for training experts in such interdisciplinary environments. In particular, we focus on the effect of gravity as a pressure factor in the development of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in the larval stage as a model organism using up-to-date (genomic and epigenetic) techniques. Given the high cost of any experiment in true low gravity (which would require a space launch), we performed an initial experiment in hypergravity to develop the methodologies and identify good (epi)genetic markers of the effect of gravity in our model organism. Previous studies in zebrafish have shown how alteration in gravity effects the development and the gene expression of important regulatory genes. For this study, we firstly customized a small laboratory scale centrifuge to study changes in fish physiology together with changes at molecular levels. We exposed zebrafish larvae from 0 to 6 days post fertilization to the simulated hypergravity (SHG) (100 rpm  3g). After 6 days of hypergravity exposition the larvae showed changes in their swimming and flotation patterns, and presented corporal alterations. Then, we assessed gene expression of genes implicated in important biological processes, (e.g., epigenetics), and an upregulation were observed when compared to the control. Taken together, these preliminary findings show how gravity alterations could affect some basic biological responses, and illustrate the potential of developing new science cases to be developed by students at postgraduate level (MSc and beyond) in a multidisciplinary environment

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Reports on the topic "Fertilization (Biology)"

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Ohad, Nir, and Robert Fischer. Control of Fertilization-Independent Development by the FIE1 Gene. United States Department of Agriculture, August 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2000.7575290.bard.

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A fundamental problem in biology is to understand how fertilization initiates reproductive development. During plant reproduction, one sperm cell fuses with the egg to form an embryo, whereas a second sperm cell fuses with the adjacent central cell nucleus to form the endosperm tissue that supports embryo and/or seedling development. To understand the mechanisms that initiate reproduction, we have isolated mutants of Arabidopsis that allow for replication of the central cell and subsequent endosperm development without fertilization. In this project we have cloned the MEA gene and showed that it encode a SET- domain polycomb protein. Such proteins are known to form chromatin-protein complexes that repress homeotic gene transcription and influence cell proliferation from Drosophylla to mammals. We propose a model whereby MEA and an additional polycomb protein we have cloned, FIE , function to suppress a critical aspect of early plant reproduction and endosperm development, until fertilization occurs. Using a molecular approach we were able to determine that FIE and MEA interact physically, suggesting that these proteins have been conserved also during the evolution of flowering plants. The analysis of MEA expression pattern revealed that it is an imprinted gene that displays parent-of- origin-dependent monoallelic expression specifically in the endosperm tissue. Silencing of the paternal MEA allele in the endosperm and the phenotype of mutant mea seeds support the parental conflict theory for the evolution of imprinting in plants and mammals. These results contribute new information on the initiation of endosperm development and provide a unique entry point to study asexual reproduction and apomixis which is expected to improve crop production.

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