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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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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Asymmetry in Histone H3 variants and lysine methylation between paternal and maternal chromatin of the early mouse zygote
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
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cloning by differential screening of a Xenopus cDNA coding for a protein highly homologous to cdc2.
Fertilization of Xenopus laevis eggs triggers a period of rapid cell division comprising 12 nearly synchronous mitoses. Protein… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Free calcium pulses following fertilization in the ascidian egg.
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
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Tyrosine protein kinase activity during embryogenesis.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Specific interaction of a purified transcription factor with an internal control region of 5S RNA genes
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Actin in triton-treated cortical preparations of unfertilized and fertilized sea urchin eggs
Triton-treated cortical fragments of unfertilized and fertilized sea urchin eggs prepared in the presence of greater than or… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Oogenetic Origin of Messenger RNA for Embryonic Synthesis of Microtubule Proteins
Microtubule protein in RNA is present in considerable quantities in the unfertilized egg. After fertilization, the synthesis of… 
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