On the Origin and Evolution of Sperm Cells

Overview

Journal Cells

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 2023 Jan 8

PMID 36611950

Authors

Heidi S Fisher

Eduardo R S Roldan

Tomer Avidor-Reiss

Melissah Rowe

Affiliations

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Abstract

Sperm cells have intrigued biologists since they were first observed nearly 350 years ago by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Johan Ham [...].

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