Fertilization: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
The process of fertilization is discussed by Charles B. Metz and Alberto Monroy (eds.), Fertilization: Comparative Morphology, Biochemistry, and Immunology, 2 vol. (1967–69), a major source of information, and Biology of Fertilization, 3 vol. (1985); Edmund B. Wilson, The Cell in Development and Heredity, 3rd ed. with corrections (1928, reprinted 1987), a classic work; John F. Hartmann (ed.), Mechanism and Control of Animal Fertilization (1983); and Paul M. Wasserman, “The Biology and Chemistry of Fertilization,” Science, 235(4788):553–560 (Jan. 30, 1987), and “Fertilization in Mammals,” Scientific American, 259(6):78–84 (December 1988).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mechanism of Fertilization: A Modern View. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Egg, sperm, and fertilization. | Dec 26, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Methods of Pollination. | Aug 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rockefeller University Press - Journal of Cell Biology - The cell biology of fertilization: Gamete attachment and fusion. | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Biology 2e - Pollination and Fertilization. | Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Fertilization. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Fertilization and its Biochemical Process. | Sep 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Gametes and Fertilization. | Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Iowa State University Digital Press - Human Reproduction: A Clinical Approach - Fertilization. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Biology - Fertilization and Early Embryonic Development. | Feb 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Methods of Pollination. | Feb 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: pressbooks.ccconline.org - Anatomy and Physiology - Fertilization and Development. | Jan 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi - Fertilization. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Embryology, Fertilization. | May 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: UH Pressbooks - Human Biology - Fertilization and Zygote Formation. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts Library - Fertilization. | Dec 02, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - 10 Things to Know About Fertilization. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Added an illustration showing the journey of a fertilized egg in a woman. | Feb 18, 2020 | ||
| Removed one illustration depicting the various steps of human fertilization. | Nov 22, 2017 | ||
| Added diagram of egg fertilization in humans. | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Described protein synthesis triggering in amphibians and the role of the zona pellucida in maintaining species-specific fertilization. | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Pollination and Fertilization of Plants. | Oct 16, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mechanism of Fertilization: A Modern View. | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Columbia University - Fertilization (PDF). | Sep 27, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Fertilization. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 11, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Fertilization. | Feb 06, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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