Calcium oscillations, sperm factors and egg activation at fertilisation

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 548-554

  Hogben, Mark ^a,b   Parrington, John ^a   Shevchenko, Valery ^b   Swann, Karl ^a   Lai, F Anthony ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium oscillations; Egg activation; Fertilisation; Oscillogen; Sperm factor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUSION; CELL INTERACTION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OSCILLATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031852048     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050249     Document Type: Review

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