A cytosolic sperm factor stimulates repetitive calcium increases and mimics fertilization in hamster eggs

A new generation of Ca2+ indicators with greatly improved fluorescence properties.

1985 • 21,873 citations

Calcium Induced Release of Calcium from the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum of Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibres

1970 • 802 citations

Cytosolic calcium oscillators

1988 • 690 citations

Preservation of hamster oocytes to assay the fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa

1982 • 653 citations

Changes of free calcium levels with stages of the cell division cycle

1985 • 591 citations

Activation of mammalian oocytes by intracellular injection of calcium

1978 • 582 citations

Phorbol ester and sperm activate mouse oocytes by inducing sustained oscillations in cell Ca2+

1985 • 434 citations

Calcium and cell cycle control

1990 • 432 citations

The parthenogenetic development of rabbit oocytes after repetitive pulsatile electrical stimulation

1990 • 323 citations

Sources of calcium in egg activation: A review and hypothesis

1983 • 309 citations

Electrical Properties of Egg Cell Membranes

1979 • 277 citations

A consistently successful procedure for in vitro fertilization of golden hamster eggs

1989 • 277 citations

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate-induced calcium release and guanine nucleotide-binding protein-mediated periodic calcium rises in golden hamster eggs

1988 • 256 citations

Release of calcium ions linked to the activation of potassium conductance in a caffeine‐treated sympathetic neurone.

1980 • 236 citations

Effects of altered extracellular and intracellular calcium concentration on hyperpolarizing responses of the hamster egg.

1983 • 235 citations

Inositol lipids in cell signalling.

1989 • 212 citations

Injection of a soluble sperm fraction into sea-urchin eggs triggers the cortical reaction

1985 • 211 citations

Regulation of cortical vesicle exocytosis in sea urchin eggs by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and GTP-binding protein.

1986 • 209 citations

Activation of mammalian oocytes by a factor obtained from rabbit sperm

1990 • 198 citations

Penetration of Zona-Free Eggs by Spermatozoa of Different Species

1972 • 168 citations

Fertilization potential in golden hamster eggs consists of recurring hyperpolarizations

1981 • 161 citations

Periodic hyperpolarizing responses in hamster and mouse eggs fertilized with mouse sperm

1983 • 105 citations

Evidence for an inhibitory effect of protein kinase C on G-protein-mediated repetitive calcium transients in hamster eggs.

1989 • 103 citations

Periodic increase of cytoplasmic free calcium in fertilized hamster eggs measured with calcium‐sensitive electrodes.

1986 • 101 citations

Ionic Signaling in the Sea Urchin Egg at Fertilization

1985 • 79 citations

Primary and secondary messengers in the activation of ascidian eggs

1988 • 76 citations

Artificial Parthenogenesis and Fertilization.

1914 • 72 citations

Electrical Responses of Eggs to Acrosomal Protein Similar to Those Induced by Sperm

1987 • 53 citations

Synergistic activation by serotonin and GTP analogue and inhibition by phorbol ester of cyclic Ca2+ rises in hamster eggs.

1990 • 50 citations

Measurement of volume injected into individual cells by quantitative fluorescence microscopy

1989 • 49 citations

What Happens During the Latent Period at Fertilization

1989 • 45 citations

Second messengers at fertilization in sea-urchin eggs.

1990 • 44 citations

Examination of living and fixed gametes and early embryos stained with supravital fluorochromes (Hoechst 33342 and 3,3′‐dihexyloxacarbocyanine iodide)

1986 • 39 citations

Fertilization Potential and Calcium Transients in Mammalian Eggs

1988 • 37 citations

Penetration of hamster and pig zona-free eggs by boar ejaculated spermatozoa preincubated in vitro.

1981 • 31 citations

G-proteins and egg activation

1988 • 26 citations

An electrophysiological study of parthenogenetic activation in mammalian oocytes

1983 • 22 citations

A delayed all-or-none hyperpolarisation induced by a single Ca action potential in hamster eggs

1988 • 8 citations