MESSENGER. “Ca2+ is important as an intracellular second messenger in the fertilization of many organisms. In animals including mouse, xenopus, ascidian, starfish and sea urchin, various patterns of cytosolic Ca2+ waves and oscillations are involved in fertilization and the subsequent onset of embryogenesis.”
http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms5722?WT.ec_id=NCOMMS-20140829
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022