Activation of Sea-Urchin Eggs by a Calcium Ionophore
AUTOR(ES)
Steinhardt, Richard A.
RESUMO
Micromolar amounts of the divalent ionophore A23187 can activate echinoderm eggs. The activations by ionophore A23187 were examined in terms of membrane elevation, the program of membrane conductance changes, the respiratory burst, and the increases in protein and DNA synthesis which normally accompany activation by sperm. In all these respects activation by the ionophore was fairly normal although subsequent cleavage and embryonic development was limited.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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