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Parthenogenesis in Xenopus eggs requires centrosomal integrity

Xenopus eggs are laid arrested at second metaphase of meiosis lacking a functional centrosome. Upon fertilization, the sperm provides the active centrosome that is required for cleavage to occur. The injection of purified centrosomes mimics fertilization and leads to tadpole formation (parthenogenes...

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Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1990
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2116007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2298811