Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 2012-08-31

Fertilization in echinoderms.

Luigia Santella, Filip Vasilev, Jong T Chun

Index: Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 425(3) , 588-94, (2012)

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Abstract

For more than 150 years, echinoderm eggs have served as overly favored experimental model systems in which to study fertilization. Sea urchin and starfish belong to the same phylum and thus share many similarities in their fertilization patterns. However, several subtle but fundamental differences do exist in the fertilization of sea urchin and starfish, reflecting their phylogenetic bifurcation approximately 500 million years ago. In this article we review some of the seminal and recent findings that feature similarities and differences in sea urchin and starfish at fertilization.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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