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Scanning electron micrograph showing in vitro fertilization of a hamster oocyte. The sperm head, near the center of the field of view, is engulfed by the microvilli on the surface of the oocyte membrane; the sperm tail extends to the left. Image by David Phillips, Figure 32 from Chapter 2 (Specializations of the Free Surface) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. . A PDF copy of the accompanying chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website. Research Data Curation Program, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/rdcp) Phillips, David (2021). CIL:11094, Phodopus, oocyte, sperm. In Cell Image Library. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6075/J00R9N7F
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Membrane fusion involved in acrosome reaction Single fertilization Microvillus membrane Oocyte Sperm Phodopus Cell Image Library Group ID: 11228
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