Simultaneous measurement of intracellular nitric oxide and free calcium levels in chordate eggs demonstrates that nitric oxide has no role at fertilization

Developmental Biology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 216-230

  Hyslop, Louise A ^a   Carroll, Michael ^a   Nixon, Victoria L ^a   McDougall, Alex ^a   Jones, Keith T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Calcium; Egg; Fertilization; Mammal; Mouse; Nitric oxide; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FREE RADICAL; IONOMYCIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SPERM;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIELLA ASPERSA; ECHINOIDEA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035371449     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0252     Document Type: Article

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