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SUBMITTER: Ajduk A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3265380 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ajduk Anna A Ilozue Tagbo T Windsor Shane S Yu Yuansong Y Seres K Bianka KB Bomphrey Richard J RJ Tom Brian D BD Swann Karl K Thomas Adrian A Graham Chris C Zernicka-Goetz Magdalena M
Nature communications 20110809
Fertilization-induced cytoplasmic flows are a conserved feature of eggs in many species. However, until now the importance of cytoplasmic flows for the development of mammalian embryos has been unknown. Here, by combining a rapid imaging of the freshly fertilized mouse egg with advanced image analysis based on particle image velocimetry, we show that fertilization induces rhythmical cytoplasmic movements that coincide with pulsations of the protrusion forming above the sperm head. We find that t ...[more]