Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
3R01HD019126-03S1
Application #
3316324
Study Section
Cellular Biology and Physiology Subcommittee 1 (CBY)
Project Start
1984-09-15
Project End
1987-08-31
Budget Start
1986-09-01
Budget End
1987-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1986
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Miami
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33101
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McCulloh, D H; Chambers, E L (1992) Fusion of membranes during fertilization. Increases of the sea urchin egg's membrane capacitance and membrane conductance at the site of contact with the sperm. J Gen Physiol 99:137-75
Longo, F J; McCulloh, D H; Ivonnet, P I et al. (1992) Preparation of individual electrically and video-recorded eggs for integrated temporal and electron microscopic analyses. Microsc Res Tech 20:298-304
McCulloh, D H; Chambers, E L (1991) A localized zone of increased conductance progresses over the surface of the sea urchin egg during fertilization. J Gen Physiol 97:579-604
Chambers, E L; McCulloh, D H (1990) Excitation, activation and sperm entry in voltage-clamped sea-urchin eggs. J Reprod Fertil Suppl 42:117-32
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McCulloh, D H; Lynn, J W; Chambers, E L (1987) Membrane depolarization facilitates sperm entry, large fertilization cone formation, and prolonged current responses in sea urchin oocytes. Dev Biol 124:177-90
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