Fertilization causes mature oocytes or eggs to increase their concentrations of intracellular
calcium ions (Ca2+) in all animals that have been examined, and such Ca2+ elevations, in …

Like most metazoans, eggs of echinoderms and tunicates (marine deuterostomes, there is
no data for the cephalochordates) arrest awaiting fertilization due to the activity of the …

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is characterized by disordered extracellular matrix
(ECM) metabolism, implicating subdued anabolism and enhanced catabolic activities in the …

In Phlebobranchiata ascidians, oocytes and spermatozoa are stored in the oviduct and
spermiduct, respectively, until spawning occurs. Gametes in the gonoducts are mature and …

Development of the mammalian preimplantation embryo is influenced by
autocrine/paracrine factors and the availability of nutrients. Deficiencies of these during in …

Objective To investigate the effects of Ca 2+ activated potassium channel K Ca 3.1 and
voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1. 3 of B lymphocyte on inflammatory monocytes …

Ursolic acid is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid with various pharmacological activities such
as anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antitumor, and hypoglycemic activity. This natural …

The fertilising sperm triggers a transient Ca2+ increase that releases eggs from cell cycle
arrest in the vast majority of animal eggs. In vertebrate eggs, Erp1, an APC/Ccdc20 inhibitor …

In the past decade, many transgenic lines of mosquitoes have been generated and
analyzed, whereas the maintenance of a large number of transgenic lines requires a great …

In the first ascidian cell cycle, cytoplasmic and cortical reorganization is required for
distributing maternal factors to their appropriate positions, resulting in the formation of the …