The intracellular calcium increase at fertilization in Urechis caupo oocytes: Activation without waves

Developmental Biology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-68

  Stephano, José Luis ^a   Gould, Meredith C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORM;

EID: 0031281347     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8709     Document Type: Article

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