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Editorial

. 2022 Jun 3;164(1):E1-E4.

doi: 10.1530/REP-22-0148.

SPERM FACTORS AND EGG ACTIVATION: PLCzeta as the sperm factor that activates eggs: 20 years on

Karl Swann¹

Affiliations

PMID: 35559852
PMCID: PMC9175548
DOI: 10.1530/REP-22-0148

Editorial

SPERM FACTORS AND EGG ACTIVATION: PLCzeta as the sperm factor that activates eggs: 20 years on

Karl Swann. Reproduction. 2022.

. 2022 Jun 3;164(1):E1-E4.

doi: 10.1530/REP-22-0148.

Author

Karl Swann¹

Affiliation

¹ 1School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, The Sir Martin Evans Building, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 35559852
PMCID: PMC9175548
DOI: 10.1530/REP-22-0148

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The author declares that there is no conflict of interest that could be perceived as prejudicing the impartiality of this editorial.

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