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cortical granule exocytosis

Known as: cortical granule release 
The process of secretion by a cell that results in the release of intracellular molecules contained within a cortical granule by fusion of the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Human oocyte cryopreservation and the fate of cortical granules.
1998
1998
rab3 mediates cortical granule exocytosis in the sea urchin egg.
Egg activation at fertilization in the sea urchin results in the exocytosis of approximately 15,000 cortical granules that are… 
1996
1996
Involvement of Rabphilin-3A in cortical granule exocytosis in mouse eggs
Rabphilin-3A is a putative target protein for Rab3A, a member of the small GTP-binding protein superfamily that has been… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Direct membrane retrieval into large vesicles after exocytosis in sea urchin eggs
At fertilization in sea urchin eggs, elevated cytosolic Ca2+ leads to the exocytosis of 15,000-18,000 1.3-microns-diam cortical… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Problems in the cryopreservation of unfertilized eggs by slow cooling in dimethyl sulfoxide.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
The appearance of glycoconjugates associated with cortical granule release during mouse fertilization.
For the first time we have shown with appropriately labelled lectins that fucosyl- and sialyl-rich glycoconjugates are released… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Inositol 1,4,5‐triphosphate microinjection triggers activation, but not meiotic maturation in amphibian and starfish oocytes
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Comparison of quick-frozen and chemically fixed sea-urchin eggs: structural evidence that cortical granule exocytosis is preceded by a local increase in membrane mobility.
Eggs of the purple sea-urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, were fertilized and fixed with 2% glutaraldehyde at various stages… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The effect of local anesthetics and ammonia on cortical granule-plasma membrane attachment in the sea urchin egg.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Membrane fusion during secretion: cortical granule exocytosis in sex urchin eggs as studied by quick-freezing and freeze-fracture
Exocytosis of cortical granules was observed in sea urchin eggs, either quick-frozen or chemically fixed after exposure to sperm… 
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