Quantitative mapping of zinc fluxes in the mammalian egg reveals the origin of fertilization-induced zinc sparks

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 130-139

  Que, Emily L ^a   Bleher, Reiner ^a   Duncan, Francesca E ^b   Kong, Betty Y ^b   Gleber, Sophie C ^c   Vogt, Stefan ^c   Chen, Si ^c   Garwin, Seth A ^a   Bayer, Amanda R ^a   Dravid, Vinayak P ^a,d   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a,b   O'Halloran, Thomas V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENT DYE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA PROBE; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUCLEAR DIVISION; OOCYTE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION; DNA PROBES; EXOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; OOCYTES; ZINC;

EID: 84923063286     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2133     Document Type: Article

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