The initiation and propagation of the fertilization wave in sea urchin eggs

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 205-214

  McDougall, Alex ^a   Shearer, Joanne ^a   Whitaker, Michael ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Inositol triphosphate; Phospholipase ; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DEXTRAN; DYE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL FUSION; CELL TYPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EGG; FERTILIZATION; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA URCHIN; TIME;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0033835167     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(00)01073-X     Document Type: Review

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