• Artificial oocyte activation: physiological, pathophysiological and ethical aspects 

      Anifandis G., Michopoulos A., Daponte A., Chatzimeletiou K., Simopoulou M., Messini C.I., Polyzos N.P., Vassiou K., Dafopoulos K., Goulis D.G. (2019)
      Infertile couples with low oocyte yield in combination with abnormal semen parameters may experience intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) failure. An established factor associated with ICSI failure is oocyte activation ...
    • Sperm contributions to oocyte activation: more that meets the eye 

      Anifandis G., Messini C.I., Dafopoulos K., Daponte A., Messinis I.E. (2016)
      It is well known that for successful fertilization, oocyte activation is required, which involves a signal transduction cascade leading to the conversion of the oocyte to a diploid embryo. During oocyte activation, ...