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Egg Activation

Egg Activation is a biological process, within the context of invertebrate embryology and reproductive development, in which a mature oocyte undergoes a series of molecular and cellular changes initiated by sperm entry or environmental stimuli that trigger the resumption of meiosis, cortical granule exocytosis, and the transition from metabolic quiescence to active development, thereby rendering the egg capable of supporting embryogenesis.

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PLCζ: a sperm-specific trigger of Ca2+ oscillations in eggs and embryo development

Christopher M. Saunders, Mark G. Larman, John Parrington et al. · Development · 2002 · 1K citations

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Development of Preimplantation Embryos of the Golden Hamster in a Defined Culture Medium

Barry D. Bavister, M. Lorraine Leibfried, Gay Lieberman · Biology of Reproduction · 1983 · 665 citations · Full text

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Regulation of Transcriptional Activity during the First and Second Cell Cycles in the Preimplantation Mouse Embryo

Fugaku Aoki, Diane M. Worrad, Richard M. Schultz · Developmental Biology · 1997 · 610 citations · Full text

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A free calcium wave traverses the activating egg of the medaka, Oryzias latipes.

John C. Gilkey, L. F. Jaffe, E B Ridgway et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1978 · 545 citations · Full text

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Fertilization Defects in Sperm from Mice Lacking Fertilin β

Chunghee Cho, Donna O. Bunch, Jean‐Emmanuel Faure et al. · Science · 1998 · 498 citations

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    Richard M. Schultz

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    21 publications · 1.8K citations

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    Karl Swann

    University College London, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. RA
    Rafael A. Fissore

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    16 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. GS
    Gregory S. Kopf

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    15 publications · 1K citations

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    Ruth Shalgi

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    13 publications · 478 citations

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  1. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    27 h-index

    72 publications

    7.3K citations

  2. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    17 h-index

    55 publications

    4.8K citations

  3. Marine Biological Laboratory

    Woods Hole, United States

    17 h-index

    41 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    16 h-index

    41 publications

    4K citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    39 publications

    6.5K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    14 h-index

    46 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, United States

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    986 citations

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  1. Developmental Biology

    50 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Development

    35 publications · 3.6K citations

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  3. Molecular Reproduction and Development

    28 publications · 1K citations

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  4. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 19 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Cell Science

    20 publications · 982 citations

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