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Secondary oocyte

Known as: Ovocytus secondarius, Unfertilized egg 
A female germ cell in which the first meiotic division is completed. The second meiotic division usually stops short of completion unless… 
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Oocytes

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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Selection of follicles, preculture oocyte evaluation, and duration of culture for in vitro maturation of equine oocytes.
1995
1995
Transcriptional control of tektin A mRNA correlates with cilia development and length determination during sea urchin embryogenesis.
Previous studies have shown that tektin A, one of three integral filamentous protein components of outer doublet microtubules, is… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Structural changes in the endoplasmic reticulum of starfish oocytes during meiotic maturation and fertilization.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of live starfish oocytes was observed during meiotic maturation and fertilization. The ER was… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Gene expression during mammalian oogenesis and early embryogenesis: quantification of three messenger RNAs abundant in fully grown mouse oocytes.
Ribonuclease protection assays have been used to quantitatively assess changes in steady-state levels of specific mRNAs during… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Developmental appearance of factors that bind specifically to cis-regulatory sequences of a gene expressed in the sea urchin embryo.
Previous gene-transfer experiments have identified a 2500-nucleotide 5' domain of the CyIIIa cytoskeletal actin gene, which… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Temperature and pH govern the self-assembly of microtubules from unfertilized sea-urchin egg extracts.
A new method for microtubule purification from unfertilized sea-urchin eggs was developed in order to obtain large quantities of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Tyrosine protein kinase activity during embryogenesis.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Changes in the quantity of histone and actin messenger RNA during the development of preimplantation mouse embryos.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The identification of a dynein ATPase in unfertilized sea urchin eggs.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Changes in protein synthesis during the development of Xenopus laevis.
Patterns of protein synthesis during the development of Xenopus were studied by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Up to the… 
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