CellWell record HH-19231
A zinc-dependent mechanism regulates meiotic progression in mammalian oocytes
Bernhardt ML; Kong BY; Kim AM; O'Halloran TV; Woodruff TK
Biology of Reproduction ยท 2012
In plain language
Rising intracellular zinc held the egg in metaphase II arrest and the drop in zinc after fertilization released it, acting through the zinc-binding cytostatic factor protein EMI2.
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