Mechanisms of Egg Activation

ISBN-13: 9781475708837 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 290 str.

R. Nuccitelli

Spis treści

Electrical Events Accompanying Sperm-egg Interactions.- Fertilization in Voltage-Clamped Sea Urchin Eggs.- Sperm Entry in Sea Urchin Eggs: Recent Inferences Concerning its Mechanism.- Correlations between Time-Dependent and Cytochalasin B Affected Sperm Entry in Voltage-Clamped Sea Urchin Eggs.- Electrical Responses to Fertilization and Spontaneous Activation in Decapod Crustacean Eggs: Characteristics and Role.- Ion Channels in Rana Pipiens Oocytes: Changes During Maturation and Fertilization.- Electrical Capacitance and Membrane Area.- Signal Transduction Mechanisms in Egg Activation.- Receptors, G-Proteins, and Egg Activation.- What Happens During the Latent Period at Fertilization.- Protein Kinase C and Regulation of the Na+?H+ Antiporter Activity During Fertilization of the Sea Urchin Egg.- How do Sperm Activate Eggs in Urechis (as Well as in Polychaetes and Molluscs)?.- The Role of the Phosphatidylinositol Cycle in the Activation of the Frog Egg.- Signal Transduction of Sperm-Egg Interaction Causing Periodic Calcium Transients in Hamster Eggs.- Egg-Induced Modifications of the Murine Zona Pellucida.- Mechanisms of Metabolic Control in Activating Eggs.- An Ode to Edward Chambers: Linkages of Transport, Calcium and pH to Sea Urchin Egg Arousal at Fertilization.