Xenopus oocyte maturation: Cytoplasm alkalization is involved in germinal vesicle migration

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 471-476

  Flament, Stephane ^a   Browaeys, Edith ^a   Rodeau, Jean Luc ^b   Bertout, Marc ^a   Vilain, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Intracellular pH; Maturation; Procaine; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; BUFFER; PROCAINE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CELL NUCLEUS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; MORPHOLINES; OOCYTES; PROCAINE; PROGESTERONE; PROPHASE; SODIUM; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029888136     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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