Human sperm cytosolic factor triggers Ca2+ oscillations and overcomes activation failure of mammalian oocytes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-374

  Palermo, Gianpiero D ^a   Avrech, Ori M ^a   Colombero, Liliana T ^a   Wu, Hua ^b   Wolny, Yvonne M ^a   Fissore, Rafael A ^b   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oscillations ; Fertilization ; Fluorescence in situ hybridization ; Oocyte activation ; Sperm cytosolic factor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CALCIUM; CYTOGENETICS; CYTOSOL; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; OOCYTES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031113298     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.4.367     Document Type: Article

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