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Pregnancy
Presents an overview of the fertilization process and some aspects of pregnancy.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) | 3 sources | APA | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper looks at various features of pregnancy, including the events of fertilization, the difference between cleavage and post-birth mitosis, the corpus luteum, and factors inducing parturition.

From the Paper:

"Fertilization is the union of the sperm cell nucleus with the egg cell nucleus to produce a single cell the zygote. During ovulation a secondary oocyte surrounded by a zona pellucida and acorona radiata is released from the surface of ovary and enters the uterine tube. As it travels through the female reproductive tract the sperm undergoes capacitation which weakens the membrane around the acrosome allowing the release of enzymes. Thousands of sperm acrosomes release enzymes when they reach the secondary oocyte and it breaks...

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APA Citation:

Pregnancy (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Pregnancy/72772

MLA Citation:

"Pregnancy" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Pregnancy/72772>




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