The Effect of Acidic and Alkaline Seawater on the F-Actin-Dependent Ca<sup>2+</sup> Signals Following Insemination of Immature Starfish Oocytes and Mature Eggs

In starfish, the addition of the hormone 1-methyladenine (1-MA) to immature oocytes (germinal vesicle, GV-stage) arrested at the prophase of the first meiotic division induces meiosis resumption (maturation), which makes the mature eggs able to respond to the sperm with a normal fertilization respon...

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Main Authors: Nunzia Limatola, Jong Tai Chun, Suzanne C. Schneider, Jean-Louis Schmitt, Jean-Marie Lehn, Luigia Santella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/12/5/740