Chapter 11 Fertilization of Cultured Xenopus Oocytes and Use in Studies of Maternally Inherited Molecules

A major developmental transition in early xenopus embryos: I. characterization and timing of cellular changes at the midblastula stage

1982 • 1,635 citations

A maternal mRNA localized to the vegetal hemisphere in xenopus eggs codes for a growth factor related to TGF-β

1987 • 747 citations

An unwinding activity that covalently modifies its double-stranded RNA substrate

1988 • 702 citations

Identification of a potent Xenopus mesoderm-inducing factor as a homologue of activin A

1990 • 660 citations

Fate map for the 32-cell stage ofXenopus laevis

1987 • 500 citations

A developmentally regulated activity that unwinds RNA duplexes

1987 • 439 citations

Fates of the blastomeres of the 32-cell-stage Xenopus embryo

1987 • 379 citations

The control of gene expression in animal development

1974 • 369 citations

Cell type-specific activation of actin genes in the early amphibian embryo

1984 • 354 citations

Fates of the blastomeres of the 16-cell stage Xenopus embryo

1987 • 284 citations

Mesoderm induction and mesoderm-inducing factors in early amphibian development

1989 • 274 citations

A transient array of parallel microtubules in frog eggs: Potential tracks for a cytoplasmic rotation that specifies the dorso-ventral axis

1988 • 249 citations

Selective elimination of mRNAs in vivo: complementary oligodeoxynucleotides promote RNA degradation by an RNase H-like activity.

1987 • 225 citations

The role of a “germinal plasm” in the formation of primordial germ cells in Rana pipiens

1966 • 213 citations

In vitro induction of physiological maturation in Rana pipiens oocytes removed from their ovarian follicles

1968 • 155 citations

Current problems in germ cell differentiation

1984 • 155 citations

Experimental embryology; techniques and procedures

1962 • 148 citations

Upstream sequences required for tissue-specific activation of the cardiac actin gene in Xenopus laevis embryos.

1986 • 144 citations

Antisense oligonucleotide-directed cleavage of mRNA in Xenopus oocytes and eggs.

1988 • 136 citations

Fates and states of determination of single vegetal pole blastomeres of X. laevis

1984 • 130 citations

Experimental Embryology; Techniques and Procedures

2011 • 117 citations

Histone synthesis during the development of Xenopus

1980 • 102 citations

Nuclear activation at the onset of amphibian gastrulation

1966 • 95 citations

The amphibian gray crescent region—A site of developmental information?

1972 • 90 citations

Long-term growth and differentiation of Xenopus oocytes in a defined medium.

1978 • 84 citations

Association of an ultraviolet irradiation sensitive cytoplasmic localization with the future dorsal side of the amphibian egg

1975 • 68 citations

Axial patterning and the establishment of polarity in the frog embryo

1990 • 63 citations

Axis and germ line deficiencies caused by u.v. irradiation of Xenopus oocytes cultured in vitro

1987 • 62 citations

Transplantations of blastula nuclei into activated eggs from the body cavity and from the uterus of Rana pipiens

1961 • 61 citations

Two UV-sensitive targets in dorsoanterior specification of frog embryos

1989 • 58 citations

A high frequency of fertilization in premature and mature coelomic toad eggs after enzymic removal of vitelline membrane

1974 • 57 citations

Fertilization of frog body cavity eggs enhanced by treatments affecting the vitelline coat

1973 • 56 citations

Current problems in germ cell differentiation

1983 • 54 citations

Antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide-directed cleavage of maternal mRNA in Xenopus oocytes and embryos

1988 • 53 citations

Relationship between the amount of the 'germinal plasm' and the number of primordial germ cells in Xenopus laevis.

1974 • 42 citations

Vimentin expression in oocytes, eggs and early embryos of Xenopus laevis

1988 • 37 citations

The maternal store of the xlgv7 mRNA in full-grown oocytes is not required for normal development in Xenopus

1989 • 36 citations

A study of meiosis in coelomic and oviducal oocytes of Triturus viridescens, with particular emphasis on the origin of spontaneous polyploidy and the effects of heat shock on the first meiotic division

1956 • 26 citations

Paternal gene expression in developing hybrid embryos of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus borealis.

1980 • 21 citations

Oocyte maturation in vitro: Contribution of the oviduct to total maturation inXenopus laevis

1975 • 17 citations

Interfemale transfer of eggs and ovaries in the frog

1962 • 12 citations

The transfer of coelomic eggs between frogs

1964 • 12 citations

Further analysis of the effect of ultra-violet irradiation on the formation of the germ line inXenopus laevis

1983 • 8 citations

Anti-sense RNA injections in fertilized eggs as a test for the function of localized mRNAs

1986 • 6 citations