[Cortical reaction of the eggs of the mussel, Crenomytilus grayanus].
The extrusion of the contents of cortical granules was found in the places of contact of spermatozoa with the egg surface upon fertilization of the mussel eggs. Not all cortical granules broke down, a great number of them is preserved in the developing embryo cells. The possible mechanism and importance of this phenomenon are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D008297:Male; D010063:Ovum / Q000502:physiology*; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions; D013997:Time Factors
Kortikal'naia reaktsiia iaits midii Crenomytilus grayanus.