The thiol reagent, thimerosal induces intracellular calcium oscillations in mature human oocytes

Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1995, Pages 2183-2186

  Herbert, M ^a   Murdoch, A P ^a   Gillespie, J I ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

calcium signalling; Human oocytes; Oscillations; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

FURA 2; THIOL REAGENT; THIOMERSAL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; SUPEROVULATION;

FALLOPIA;

EID: 0029078592     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136265     Document Type: Article

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