CellWell record HH-19229
Zinc sparks are triggered by fertilization and facilitate cell cycle resumption in mammalian eggs
Kim AM; Bernhardt ML; Kong BY; Ahn RW; Vogt S; Woodruff TK; O'Halloran TV
ACS Chemical Biology ยท 2011
In plain language
Fertilization triggered mammalian eggs to eject billions of zinc atoms in coordinated bursts the authors named zinc sparks, and this zinc loss was required for the egg to resume its cell cycle.
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