Repetitive sperm-induced Ca2+ transients in mouse oocytes are cell cycle dependent

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				T. Tang, J. Dong, X. Huang, and F. Sun Ca(2+) oscillations induced by a cytosolic sperm protein factor are mediated by a maternal machinery that functions only once in mammalian eggs Development, January 3, 2000; 127(5): 1141 - 1150. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M Levasseur and A McDougall Sperm-induced calcium oscillations at fertilisation in ascidians are controlled by cyclin B1-dependent kinase activity Development, January 2, 2000; 127(3): 631 - 641. [Abstract] [PDF]

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