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• Oocyte activation — Oocyte (or ovum/egg) activation is a series of processes that occur in the oocyte after fertilisation. Sperm entry causes calcium release into the oocyte. In mammals, this has been proposed to be caused by the introduction of phospholipase C… …   Wikipedia

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• C-Met — MET (mesenchymal epithelial transition factor) is a proto oncogene that encodes a protein MET, also known as c Met or hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR). MET is a membrane receptor that is essential for embryonic development and wound… …   Wikipedia

• Hedgehog signaling pathway — In a growing embryo, cells develop differently in the head or tail end of the embryo, the left or right, and other positions. They also form segments which develop into different body parts. The hedgehog signaling pathway gives cells this… …   Wikipedia