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Ascidiacea

Known as: Ascidian, Ascidians 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Origin and variation of tunicate secondary metabolites.
Ascidians (tunicates) are rich sources of structurally elegant, pharmaceutically potent secondary metabolites and, more recently… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Sperm Proteasomes Degrade Sperm Receptor on the Egg Zona Pellucida during Mammalian Fertilization
Despite decades of research, the mechanism by which the fertilizing spermatozoon penetrates the mammalian vitelline membrane, the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Remarkable Longevity of Dilute Sperm in a Free-Spawning Colonial Ascidian
Many benthic marine invertebrates reproduce by releasing sperm into the sea (free-spawning), but the amount of time that sperm… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
A genomewide survey of developmentally relevant genes in Ciona intestinalis
Cell junctions and the extracellular matrix (ECM) are crucial components in intercellular communication. These systems are… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Injection of sperm extract mimics spatiotemporal dynamics of Ca2+ responses and progression of meiosis at fertilization of ascidian oocytes.
Sperm extract (SE) of the ascidian, Ciona savignyi, injected into oocytes induced repetitive intracellular Ca2+ increases with… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Ancient origin of the complement lectin pathway revealed by molecular cloning of mannan binding protein-associated serine protease from a urochordate, the Japanese ascidian, Halocynthia roretzi.
Recent identification of a C3-like gene in sea urchins revealed the presence of a complement system in invertebrates. To… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Purification and characterization of two types of trypsin-like enzymes from sperm of the ascidian (Prochordata) Halocynthia roretzi. Evidence for the presence of spermosin, a novel acrosin-like…
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Messenger RNA in the cytoskeletal framework: analysis by in situ hybridization
The possibility of an association of mRNA with the cytoskeletal framework (CF) of ascidian (Styela plicata) follicle cells was… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
THE GENERAL ECOLOGY AND GROWTH OF A SOLITARY ASCIDIAN, CORELLA WILLMERIANA.
1. A one-year field study of the ecology of the solitary ascidian Corella willmeriana Herdman was conducted between April, 1966… 
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
The Development and Growth of Ciona
Ciona intestinalis (L.) is probably the most cosmopolitan species of ascidians and has long been of general interest. The adult… 
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