Early events in mammalian egg activation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1998, Pages 133-145

  Raz, Tamar ^a   Shalgi, Ruth ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

C interaction; Calcium; Cortical granules; Fertilization; Oocyte activation; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; PROTEIN KINASE C;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERTILIZATION; MAMMAL; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; OOCYTE; POLYSPERMY; SECOND MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOON;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032466852     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.suppl_4.133     Document Type: Conference Paper

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