Induction of starfish oocyte maturation
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Kishimoto, Takeo ;Yamazaki, Kimie ;Kato, Yoshihiro ;Koide, Samuel S. ;Kanatani,
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Maturation-promoting factor (MPF) has been known to be produced in the cytoplasm of starfish and amphibian oocytes, where it triggers meiotic maturation. Cytoplasm obtained from maturing oocytes of either mouse or surf clam was found to induce maturation when injected into immature starfish oocytes.