Teleost fish spermatozoa contain a cytosolic protein factor that induces calcium release in sea urchin egg homogenates and triggers calcium oscillations when injected into mouse oocytes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 299-304

  Coward, Kevin ^a   Campos Mendoza, Antonio ^b   Larman, Mark ^c   Hibbitt, Olivia ^a   McAndrew, Brendan ^b   Bromage, Niall ^b   Parrington, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Egg activation; Fertilization; Phospholipase C; PLC ; Sperm

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SPERMATOZOON; TELEOST; TILAPIA;

AMPHIBIA; ASCIDIACEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; GALLUS GALLUS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; NEMERTEA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI; TILAPIA;

EID: 0038706027     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00753-8     Document Type: Article

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