Signaling pathways in ascidian oocyte maturation: The role of cyclic AMP and follicle cells in germinal vesicle breakdown

Development Growth and Differentiation

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 181-188

  Lambert, Charles C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Cyclic AMP; Follicle cell; Germinal vesicle; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

2 (2 CHLORO 4 IODOANILINO) N CYCLOPROPYLMETHOXY 3,4 DIFLUOROBENZAMIDE; CYCLIC AMP; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; PROTEINASE; SEA WATER; UO 126;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERMINAL VESICLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; PH; PROTEIN DEPHOSPHORYLATION;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; FORSKOLIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEIOSIS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SEAWATER; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; BOLTENIA VILLOSA;

EID: 40449142548     PISSN: 00121592     EISSN: 1440169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2008.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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