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Rafael A Fissore DVM-PhD

TitleChair and Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
DepartmentCollege of Natural Sciences
Address427A Integrated Sciences Building
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone413-545-548
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    1. Wakai T, Fissore RA. Constitutive IP3R1-mediated Ca2+ release reduces Ca2+ store content and stimulates mitochondrial metabolism in mouse GV oocytes. J Cell Sci. 2019 Jan 18. PMID: 30659110.
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    2. Que EL, Duncan FE, Lee HC, Hornick JE, Vogt S, Fissore RA, O'Halloran TV, Woodruff TK. Bovine eggs release zinc in response to parthenogenetic and sperm-induced egg activation. Theriogenology. 2018 Dec 24; 127:41-48. PMID: 30639695.
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    3. Parrington J, Arnoult C, Fissore RA. The Eggstraordinary Story of How Life Begins. Mol Reprod Dev. 2018 Nov 08. PMID: 30411426.
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    4. Bernhardt ML, Stein P, Carvacho I, Krapp C, Ardestani G, Mehregan A, Umbach DM, Bartolomei MS, Fissore RA, Williams CJ. TRPM7 and CaV3.2 channels mediate Ca2+ influx required for egg activation at fertilization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Oct 15. PMID: 30322909.
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    5. Ramírez D, Gonzalez W, Fissore RA, Carvacho I. Conotoxins as Tools to Understand the Physiological Function of Voltage-Gated Calcium (CaV) Channels. Mar Drugs. 2017 Oct 13; 15(10). PMID: 29027927.
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    6. Águila L, Felmer R, Arias ME, Navarrete F, Martin-Hidalgo D, Lee HC, Visconti P, Fissore R. Defective sperm head decondensation undermines the success of ICSI in the bovine. Reproduction. 2017 09; 154(3):207-218. PMID: 28751536.
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    7. Atabay EP, Tadeo RD, Atabay EC, Venturina EV, Fissore RA, Mingala CN. Molecular Characterization and Comparison of Phospholipase C zeta (PLCZ1) Gene Between Swamp (Bubalus carabanensis) and Riverine (Bubalus bubalis) Buffaloes: Its Implications and Future Perspectives. Anim Biotechnol. 2018 Jul 03; 29(3):190-198. PMID: 28799828.
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    8. Hachem A, Godwin J, Ruas M, Lee HC, Ferrer Buitrago M, Ardestani G, Bassett A, Fox S, Navarrete F, de Sutter P, Heindryckx B, Fissore R, Parrington J. PLC? is the physiological trigger of the Ca2+ oscillations that induce embryogenesis in mammals but conception can occur in its absence. Development. 2017 08 15; 144(16):2914-2924. PMID: 28694258.
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    9. Carvacho I, Ardestani G, Lee HC, McGarvey K, Fissore RA, Lykke-Hartmann K. TRPM7-like channels are functionally expressed in oocytes and modulate post-fertilization embryo development in mouse. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 29; 6:34236. PMID: 27681336.
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    10. Navarrete FA, Alvau A, Lee HC, Levin LR, Buck J, Leon PM, Santi CM, Krapf D, Mager J, Fissore RA, Salicioni AM, Darszon A, Visconti PE. Transient exposure to calcium ionophore enables in vitro fertilization in sterile mouse models. Sci Rep. 2016 Sep 15; 6:33589. PMID: 27627854.
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    11. Bello OD, Cappa AI, de Paola M, Zanetti MN, Fukuda M, Fissore RA, Mayorga LS, Michaut MA. Rab3A, a possible marker of cortical granules, participates in cortical granule exocytosis in mouse eggs. Exp Cell Res. 2016 Sep 10; 347(1):42-51. PMID: 27423421.
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    12. Coutton C, Fissore RA, Palermo GD, Stouffs K, Touré A. Male Infertility: Genetics, Mechanism, and Therapies. Biomed Res Int. 2016; 2016:7372362. PMID: 26942199.
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    13. Escoffier J, Lee HC, Yassine S, Zouari R, Martinez G, Karaouzène T, Coutton C, Kherraf ZE, Halouani L, Triki C, Nef S, Thierry-Mieg N, Savinov SN, Fissore R, Ray PF, Arnoult C. Homozygous mutation of PLCZ1 leads to defective human oocyte activation and infertility that is not rescued by the WW-binding protein PAWP. Hum Mol Genet. 2016 Mar 01; 25(5):878-91. PMID: 26721930.
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    14. Lee HC, Yoon SY, Lykke-Hartmann K, Fissore RA, Carvacho I. TRPV3 channels mediate Ca²? influx induced by 2-APB in mouse eggs. Cell Calcium. 2016 Jan; 59(1):21-31. PMID: 26725171.
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    15. Kornbluth S, Fissore R. Vertebrate Reproduction. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2015 Oct; 7(10):a006064. PMID: 26430215.
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    16. Zhang N, Yoon SY, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Effect of M-phase kinase phosphorylations on type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-mediated Ca2+ responses in mouse eggs. Cell Calcium. 2015 Nov; 58(5):476-88. PMID: 26259730.
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    17. Chithiwala ZH, Lee HC, Hill DL, Jellerette-Nolan T, Fissore R, Grow D, Dumesic DA. Phospholipase C-zeta deficiency as a cause for repetitive oocyte fertilization failure during ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization with ICSI: a case report. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2015 Sep; 32(9):1415-9. PMID: 26174123.
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    18. Zhang N, Fissore RA. Role of caspase-3 cleaved IP3 R1 on Ca(2+) homeostasis and developmental competence of mouse oocytes and eggs. J Cell Physiol. 2014 Nov; 229(11):1842-54. PMID: 24692207.
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    19. Yassine S, Escoffier J, Martinez G, Coutton C, Karaouzène T, Zouari R, Ravanat JL, Metzler-Guillemain C, Lee HC, Fissore R, Hennebicq S, Ray PF, Arnoult C. Dpy19l2-deficient globozoospermic sperm display altered genome packaging and DNA damage that compromises the initiation of embryo development. Mol Hum Reprod. 2015 Feb; 21(2):169-85. PMID: 25354700.
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    20. Escoffier J, Yassine S, Lee HC, Martinez G, Delaroche J, Coutton C, Karaouzène T, Zouari R, Metzler-Guillemain C, Pernet-Gallay K, Hennebicq S, Ray PF, Fissore R, Arnoult C. Subcellular localization of phospholipase C? in human sperm and its absence in DPY19L2-deficient sperm are consistent with its role in oocyte activation. Mol Hum Reprod. 2015 Feb; 21(2):157-68. PMID: 25354701.
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    21. Sunryd JC, Cheon B, Graham JB, Giorda KM, Fissore RA, Hebert DN. TMTC1 and TMTC2 are novel endoplasmic reticulum tetratricopeptide repeat-containing adapter proteins involved in calcium homeostasis. J Biol Chem. 2014 Jun 06; 289(23):16085-99. PMID: 24764305.
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    22. Lee HC, Arny M, Grow D, Dumesic D, Fissore RA, Jellerette-Nolan T. Protein phospholipase C Zeta1 expression in patients with failed ICSI but with normal sperm parameters. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2014 Jun; 31(6):749-56. PMID: 24756570.
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    23. Carvacho I, Lee HC, Fissore RA, Clapham DE. TRPV3 channels mediate strontium-induced mouse-egg activation. Cell Rep. 2013 Dec 12; 5(5):1375-86. PMID: 24316078.
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    24. Wakai T, Zhang N, Vangheluwe P, Fissore RA. Regulation of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) oscillations in mammalian eggs. J Cell Sci. 2013 Dec 15; 126(Pt 24):5714-24. PMID: 24101727.
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    25. McCoy F, Darbandi R, Lee HC, Bharatham K, Moldoveanu T, Grace CR, Dodd K, Lin W, Chen SI, Tangallapally RP, Kurokawa M, Lee RE, Shelat AA, Chen T, Green DR, Harris RA, Lin SH, Fissore RA, Colbran RJ, Nutt LK. Metabolic activation of CaMKII by coenzyme A. Mol Cell. 2013 Nov 7; 52(3):325-39. PMID: 24095281.
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    26. Villaverde AI, Fioratti EG, Fissore RA, He C, Lee HC, Souza FF, Landim-Alvarenga FC, Lopes MD. Identification of phospholipase C zeta in normospermic and teratospermic domestic cat sperm. Theriogenology. 2013 Oct 15; 80(7):722-9. PMID: 23927836.
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    27. Cheon B, Lee HC, Wakai T, Fissore RA. Ca2+ influx and the store-operated Ca2+ entry pathway undergo regulation during mouse oocyte maturation. Mol Biol Cell. 2013 May; 24(9):1396-410. PMID: 23468522.
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    28. Sato K, Wakai T, Seita Y, Takizawa A, Fissore RA, Ito J, Kashiwazaki N. Molecular characteristics of horse phospholipase C zeta (PLC?). Anim Sci J. 2013 Apr; 84(4):359-68. PMID: 23590511.
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    29. Wakai T, Fissore RA. Ca(2+) homeostasis and regulation of ER Ca(2+) in mammalian oocytes/eggs. Cell Calcium. 2013 Jan; 53(1):63-7. PMID: 23260016.
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    30. Silvestre F, Fissore RA, Tosti E, Boni R. [Ca2+]i rise at in vitro maturation in bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes. Mol Reprod Dev. 2012 Jun; 79(6):369-79. PMID: 22431451.
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    31. Yoon SY, Eum JH, Lee JE, Lee HC, Kim YS, Han JE, Won HJ, Park SH, Shim SH, Lee WS, Fissore RA, Lee DR, Yoon TK. Recombinant human phospholipase C zeta 1 induces intracellular calcium oscillations and oocyte activation in mouse and human oocytes. Hum Reprod. 2012 Jun; 27(6):1768-80. PMID: 22456923.
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    32. Wakai T, Vanderheyden V, Yoon SY, Cheon B, Zhang N, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Regulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor function during mouse oocyte maturation. J Cell Physiol. 2012 Feb; 227(2):705-17. PMID: 21465476.
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    33. Kashir J, Konstantinidis M, Jones C, Lemmon B, Lee HC, Hamer R, Heindryckx B, Deane CM, De Sutter P, Fissore RA, Parrington J, Wells D, Coward K. A maternally inherited autosomal point mutation in human phospholipase C zeta (PLC?) leads to male infertility. Hum Reprod. 2012 Jan; 27(1):222-31. PMID: 22095789.
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    34. Kashir J, Jones C, Lee HC, Rietdorf K, Nikiforaki D, Durrans C, Ruas M, Tee ST, Heindryckx B, Galione A, De Sutter P, Fissore RA, Parrington J, Coward K. Loss of activity mutations in phospholipase C zeta (PLC?) abolishes calcium oscillatory ability of human recombinant protein in mouse oocytes. Hum Reprod. 2011 Dec; 26(12):3372-87. PMID: 22010140.
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    35. Zhang N, Wakai T, Fissore RA. Caffeine alleviates the deterioration of Ca(2+) release mechanisms and fragmentation of in vitro-aged mouse eggs. Mol Reprod Dev. 2011 Sep; 78(9):684-701. PMID: 22095868.
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    36. Ito J, Parrington J, Fissore RA. PLC? and its role as a trigger of development in vertebrates. Mol Reprod Dev. 2011 Oct-Nov; 78(10-11):846-53. PMID: 21823187.
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    37. Silvestre F, Boni R, Fissore RA, Tosti E. Ca2+ signaling during maturation of cumulus-oocyte complex in mammals. Mol Reprod Dev. 2011 Oct-Nov; 78(10-11):744-56. PMID: 21656870.
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    38. Wakai T, Vanderheyden V, Fissore RA. Ca2+ signaling during mammalian fertilization: requirements, players, and adaptations. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2011 Apr 01; 3(4). PMID: 21441584.
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    39. Kim BY, Yoon SY, Cha SK, Kwak KH, Fissore RA, Parys JB, Yoon TK, Lee DR. Alterations in calcium oscillatory activity in vitrified mouse eggs impact on egg quality and subsequent embryonic development. Pflugers Arch. 2011 May; 461(5):515-26. PMID: 21431324.
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    40. Coward K, Ponting CP, Zhang N, Young C, Huang CJ, Chou CM, Kashir J, Fissore RA, Parrington J. Identification and functional analysis of an ovarian form of the egg activation factor phospholipase C zeta (PLC?) in pufferfish. Mol Reprod Dev. 2011 Jan; 78(1):48-56. PMID: 21268182.
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    41. Cooney MA, Malcuit C, Cheon B, Holland MK, Fissore RA, D'Cruz NT. Species-specific differences in the activity and nuclear localization of murine and bovine phospholipase C zeta 1. Biol Reprod. 2010 Jul; 83(1):92-101. PMID: 20357268.
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    42. Ito J, Yoshida T, Kasai Y, Wakai T, Parys JB, Fissore RA, Kashiwazaki N. Phosphorylation of inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor 1 during in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes. Anim Sci J. 2010 Feb; 81(1):34-41. PMID: 20163670.
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    43. Lee B, Yoon SY, Malcuit C, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor 1 degradation in mouse eggs and impact on [Ca2+]i oscillations. J Cell Physiol. 2010 Jan; 222(1):238-47. PMID: 19798695.
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    44. Taylor SL, Yoon SY, Morshedi MS, Lacey DR, Jellerette T, Fissore RA, Oehninger S. Complete globozoospermia associated with PLC? deficiency treated with calcium ionophore and ICSI results in pregnancy. Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Apr; 20(4):559-64. PMID: 20133201.
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    45. Sosnik J, Miranda PV, Spiridonov NA, Yoon SY, Fissore RA, Johnson GR, Visconti PE. Tssk6 is required for Izumo relocalization and gamete fusion in the mouse. J Cell Sci. 2009 Aug 01; 122(Pt 15):2741-9. PMID: 19596796.
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    46. Heytens E, Parrington J, Coward K, Young C, Lambrecht S, Yoon SY, Fissore RA, Hamer R, Deane CM, Ruas M, Grasa P, Soleimani R, Cuvelier CA, Gerris J, Dhont M, Deforce D, Leybaert L, De Sutter P. Reduced amounts and abnormal forms of phospholipase C zeta (PLCzeta) in spermatozoa from infertile men. Hum Reprod. 2009 Oct; 24(10):2417-28. PMID: 19584136.
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    47. Nutt LK, Buchakjian MR, Gan E, Darbandi R, Yoon SY, Wu JQ, Miyamoto YJ, Gibbons JA, Gibbon JA, Andersen JL, Freel CD, Tang W, He C, Kurokawa M, Wang Y, Margolis SS, Fissore RA, Kornbluth S. Metabolic control of oocyte apoptosis mediated by 14-3-3zeta-regulated dephosphorylation of caspase-2. Dev Cell. 2009 Jun; 16(6):856-66. PMID: 19531356.
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    48. Choi YH, Hartman DL, Fissore RA, Bedford-Guaus SJ, Hinrichs K. Effect of sperm extract injection volume, injection of PLCzeta cRNA, and tissue cell line on efficiency of equine nuclear transfer. Cloning Stem Cells. 2009 Jun; 11(2):301-8. PMID: 19508114.
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    49. Vanderheyden V, Wakai T, Bultynck G, De Smedt H, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Regulation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 1 function during oocyte maturation by MPM-2 phosphorylation. Cell Calcium. 2009 Jul; 46(1):56-64. PMID: 19482353.
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    50. Du F, Xu J, Zhang J, Gao S, Carter MG, He C, Sung LY, Chaubal S, Fissore RA, Tian XC, Yang X, Chen YE. Beneficial effect of young oocytes for rabbit somatic cell nuclear transfer. Cloning Stem Cells. 2009 Mar; 11(1):131-40. PMID: 19090660.
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    51. Ross PJ, Rodriguez RM, Iager AE, Beyhan Z, Wang K, Ragina NP, Yoon SY, Fissore RA, Cibelli JB. Activation of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos by PLCZ cRNA injection. Reproduction. 2009 Mar; 137(3):427-37. PMID: 19074500.
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    52. Yoon SY, Jellerette T, Salicioni AM, Lee HC, Yoo MS, Coward K, Parrington J, Grow D, Cibelli JB, Visconti PE, Mager J, Fissore RA. Human sperm devoid of PLC, zeta 1 fail to induce Ca(2+) release and are unable to initiate the first step of embryo development. J Clin Invest. 2008 Nov; 118(11):3671-81. PMID: 18924610.
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    53. Ito J, Yoon SY, Lee B, Vanderheyden V, Vermassen E, Wojcikiewicz R, Alfandari D, De Smedt H, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor 1, a widespread Ca2+ channel, is a novel substrate of polo-like kinase 1 in eggs. Dev Biol. 2008 Aug 15; 320(2):402-13. PMID: 18621368.
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    54. Ross PJ, Beyhan Z, Iager AE, Yoon SY, Malcuit C, Schellander K, Fissore RA, Cibelli JB. Parthenogenetic activation of bovine oocytes using bovine and murine phospholipase C zeta. BMC Dev Biol. 2008 Feb 19; 8:16. PMID: 18284699.
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    55. Ducibella T, Fissore R. The roles of Ca2+, downstream protein kinases, and oscillatory signaling in regulating fertilization and the activation of development. Dev Biol. 2008 Mar 15; 315(2):257-79. PMID: 18255053.
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    56. Verbert L, Lee B, Kocks SL, Assefa Z, Parys JB, Missiaen L, Callewaert G, Fissore RA, De Smedt H, Bultynck G. Caspase-3-truncated type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor enhances intracellular Ca2+ leak and disturbs Ca2+ signalling. Biol Cell. 2008 Jan; 100(1):39-49. PMID: 17868032.
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    57. Bedford-Guaus SJ, Yoon SY, Fissore RA, Choi YH, Hinrichs K. Microinjection of mouse phospholipase C zeta complementary RNA into mare oocytes induces long-lasting intracellular calcium oscillations and embryonic development. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2008; 20(8):875-83. PMID: 19007551.
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    58. Yoon SY, Fissore RA. Release of phospholipase C zetaand [Ca2+]i oscillation-inducing activity during mammalian fertilization. Reproduction. 2007 Nov; 134(5):695-704. PMID: 17965260.
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    59. Kurokawa M, Yoon SY, Alfandari D, Fukami K, Sato K, Fissore RA. Proteolytic processing of phospholipase Czeta and [Ca2+]i oscillations during mammalian fertilization. Dev Biol. 2007 Dec 1; 312(1):407-18. PMID: 18028898.
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    60. Wortzman-Show GB, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA, Evans JP. Calcium and sperm components in the establishment of the membrane block to polyspermy: studies of ICSI and activation with sperm factor. Mol Hum Reprod. 2007 Aug; 13(8):557-65. PMID: 17575288.
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    61. Markoulaki S, Kurokawa M, Yoon SY, Matson S, Ducibella T, Fissore R. Comparison of Ca2+ and CaMKII responses in IVF and ICSI in the mouse. Mol Hum Reprod. 2007 Apr; 13(4):265-72. PMID: 17327267.
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    62. Malcuit C, Fissore RA. Activation of fertilized and nuclear transfer eggs. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2007; 591:117-31. PMID: 17176559.
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    63. Lee B, Vermassen E, Yoon SY, Vanderheyden V, Ito J, Alfandari D, De Smedt H, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Phosphorylation of IP3R1 and the regulation of [Ca2+]i responses at fertilization: a role for the MAP kinase pathway. Development. 2006 Nov; 133(21):4355-65. PMID: 17038520.
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    64. Villemure M, Chen HY, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA, Taketo T. The presence of X- and Y-chromosomes in oocytes leads to impairment in the progression of the second meiotic division. Dev Biol. 2007 Jan 1; 301(1):1-13. PMID: 17123505.
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    65. Perez GI, Acton BM, Jurisicova A, Perkins GA, White A, Brown J, Trbovich AM, Kim MR, Fissore R, Xu J, Ahmady A, D'Estaing SG, Li H, Kagawa W, Kurumizaka H, Yokoyama S, Okada H, Mak TW, Ellisman MH, Casper RF, Tilly JL. Genetic variance modifies apoptosis susceptibility in mature oocytes via alterations in DNA repair capacity and mitochondrial ultrastructure. Cell Death Differ. 2007 Mar; 14(3):524-33. PMID: 17039249.
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    66. Lee B, Yoon SY, Fissore RA. Regulation of fertilization-initiated [Ca2+]i oscillations in mammalian eggs: a multi-pronged approach. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2006 Apr; 17(2):274-84. PMID: 16569507.
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    67. Malcuit C, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA. Calcium oscillations and mammalian egg activation. J Cell Physiol. 2006 Mar; 206(3):565-73. PMID: 16155907.
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    68. Malcuit C, Maserati M, Takahashi Y, Page R, Fissore RA. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the bovine induces abnormal [Ca2+]i responses and oocyte activation. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2006; 18(1-2):39-51. PMID: 16478601.
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    69. Jellerette T, Melican D, Butler R, Nims S, Ziomek C, Fissore R, Gavin W. Characterization of calcium oscillation patterns in caprine oocytes induced by IVF or an activation technique used in nuclear transfer. Theriogenology. 2006 May; 65(8):1575-86. PMID: 16243386.
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    70. Kurokawa M, Sato K, Wu H, He C, Malcuit C, Black SJ, Fukami K, Fissore RA. Functional, biochemical, and chromatographic characterization of the complete [Ca2+]i oscillation-inducing activity of porcine sperm. Dev Biol. 2005 Sep 15; 285(2):376-92. PMID: 16098961.
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    71. Malcuit C, Knott JG, He C, Wainwright T, Parys JB, Robl JM, Fissore RA. Fertilization and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced calcium release in type-1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor down-regulated bovine eggs. Biol Reprod. 2005 Jul; 73(1):2-13. PMID: 15744020.
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    72. Combelles CM, Fissore RA, Albertini DF, Racowsky C. In vitro maturation of human oocytes and cumulus cells using a co-culture three-dimensional collagen gel system. Hum Reprod. 2005 May; 20(5):1349-58. PMID: 15695316.
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    73. Knott JG, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA, Schultz RM, Williams CJ. Transgenic RNA interference reveals role for mouse sperm phospholipase Czeta in triggering Ca2+ oscillations during fertilization. Biol Reprod. 2005 Apr; 72(4):992-6. PMID: 15601914.
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    74. Johnson SA, Marín-Bivens CL, Miele M, Coyle CA, Fissore R, Good DJ. The Nhlh2 transcription factor is required for female sexual behavior and reproductive longevity. Horm Behav. 2004 Nov; 46(4):420-7. PMID: 15465527.
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    75. Jellerette T, Kurokawa M, Lee B, Malcuit C, Yoon SY, Smyth J, Vermassen E, De Smedt H, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Cell cycle-coupled [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations in mouse zygotes and function of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-1. Dev Biol. 2004 Oct 1; 274(1):94-109. PMID: 15355791.
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    76. Kasri NN, Bultynck G, Smyth J, Szlufcik K, Parys JB, Callewaert G, Missiaen L, Fissore RA, Mikoshiba K, de Smedt H. The N-terminal Ca2+-independent calmodulin-binding site on the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor is responsible for calmodulin inhibition, even though this inhibition requires Ca2+. Mol Pharmacol. 2004 Aug; 66(2):276-84. PMID: 15266018.
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    77. Vermassen E, Fissore RA, Nadif Kasri N, Vanderheyden V, Callewaert G, Missiaen L, Parys JB, De Smedt H. Regulation of the phosphorylation of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor by protein kinase C. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Jul 2; 319(3):888-93. PMID: 15184066.
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    78. Kurokawa M, Sato K, Smyth J, Wu H, Fukami K, Takenawa T, Fissore RA. Evidence that activation of Src family kinase is not required for fertilization-associated [Ca2+]i oscillations in mouse eggs. Reproduction. 2004 Apr; 127(4):441-54. PMID: 15047935.
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    79. Kurokawa M, Sato K, Fissore RA. Mammalian fertilization: from sperm factor to phospholipase Czeta. Biol Cell. 2004 Feb; 96(1):37-45. PMID: 15093126.
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    80. Bedford SJ, Kurokawa M, Hinrichs K, Fissore RA. Patterns of intracellular calcium oscillations in horse oocytes fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection: possible explanations for the low success of this assisted reproduction technique in the horse. Biol Reprod. 2004 Apr; 70(4):936-44. PMID: 14656727.
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    81. Bultynck G, Vermassen E, Szlufcik K, De Smet P, Fissore RA, Callewaert G, Missiaen L, De Smedt H, Parys JB. Calcineurin and intracellular Ca2+-release channels: regulation or association? Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2003 Nov 28; 311(4):1181-93. PMID: 14623304.
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    82. Bedford SJ, Kurokawa M, Hinrichs K, Fissore RA. Intracellular calcium oscillations and activation in horse oocytes injected with stallion sperm extracts or spermatozoa. Reproduction. 2003 Oct; 126(4):489-99. PMID: 14525531.
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    83. Kurokawa M, Fissore RA. ICSI-generated mouse zygotes exhibit altered calcium oscillations, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-1 down-regulation, and embryo development. Mol Hum Reprod. 2003 Sep; 9(9):523-33. PMID: 12900511.
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    84. Knott JG, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA. Release of the Ca(2+) oscillation-inducing sperm factor during mouse fertilization. Dev Biol. 2003 Aug 15; 260(2):536-47. PMID: 12921751.
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    85. Sato K, Tokmakov AA, He CL, Kurokawa M, Iwasaki T, Shirouzu M, Fissore RA, Yokoyama S, Fukami Y. Reconstitution of Src-dependent phospholipase Cgamma phosphorylation and transient calcium release by using membrane rafts and cell-free extracts from Xenopus eggs. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 3; 278(40):38413-20. PMID: 12847104.
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    86. Busso D, Cohen DJ, Da Ros V, Fissore R, Cuasnicú PS. Studies on the participation of epididymal sperm protein DE/CRISP-1 in egg activation. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2003 May; 49(3):407-12. PMID: 12887093.
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    87. Fukami K, Yoshida M, Inoue T, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA, Yoshida N, Mikoshiba K, Takenawa T. Phospholipase Cdelta4 is required for Ca2+ mobilization essential for acrosome reaction in sperm. J Cell Biol. 2003 Apr 14; 161(1):79-88. PMID: 12695499.
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    90. Ducibella T, Huneau D, Angelichio E, Xu Z, Schultz RM, Kopf GS, Fissore R, Madoux S, Ozil JP. Egg-to-embryo transition is driven by differential responses to Ca(2+) oscillation number. Dev Biol. 2002 Oct 15; 250(2):280-91. PMID: 12376103.
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    91. Smyth JT, Abbott AL, Lee B, Sienaert I, Kasri NN, De Smedt H, Ducibella T, Missiaen L, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Inhibition of the inositol trisphosphate receptor of mouse eggs and A7r5 cells by KN-93 via a mechanism unrelated to Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II antagonism. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 20; 277(38):35061-70. PMID: 12121980.
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    92. Gordo AC, Kurokawa M, Wu H, Fissore RA. Modifications of the Ca2+ release mechanisms of mouse oocytes by fertilization and by sperm factor. Mol Hum Reprod. 2002 Jul; 8(7):619-29. PMID: 12087076.
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    94. Knott JG, Poothapillai K, Wu H, He CL, Fissore RA, Robl JM. Porcine sperm factor supports activation and development of bovine nuclear transfer embryos. Biol Reprod. 2002 Apr; 66(4):1095-103. PMID: 11906930.
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    95. Abbott AL, Fissore RA, Ducibella T. Identification of a translocation deficiency in cortical granule secretion in preovulatory mouse oocytes. Biol Reprod. 2001 Dec; 65(6):1640-7. PMID: 11717123.
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    96. Salamone DF, Damiani P, Fissore RA, Robl JM, Duby RT. Biochemical and developmental evidence that ooplasmic maturation of prepubertal bovine oocytes is compromised. Biol Reprod. 2001 Jun; 64(6):1761-8. PMID: 11369606.
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    97. Fukami K, Nakao K, Inoue T, Kataoka Y, Kurokawa M, Fissore RA, Nakamura K, Katsuki M, Mikoshiba K, Yoshida N, Takenawa T. Requirement of phospholipase Cdelta4 for the zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction. Science. 2001 May 4; 292(5518):920-3. PMID: 11340203.
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    98. Gordo AC, He CL, Smith S, Fissore RA. Mitogen activated protein kinase plays a significant role in metaphase II arrest, spindle morphology, and maintenance of maturation promoting factor activity in bovine oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev. 2001 May; 59(1):106-14. PMID: 11335952.
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    99. Wu H, Smyth J, Luzzi V, Fukami K, Takenawa T, Black SL, Allbritton NL, Fissore RA. Sperm factor induces intracellular free calcium oscillations by stimulating the phosphoinositide pathway. Biol Reprod. 2001 May; 64(5):1338-49. PMID: 11319137.
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    100. Lee SC, Fissore RA, Nuccitelli R. Sperm factor initiates capacitance and conductance changes in mouse eggs that are more similar to fertilization than IP(3)- or Ca(2+)-induced changes. Dev Biol. 2001 Apr 1; 232(1):127-48. PMID: 11254353.
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    101. Jellerette T, He CL, Wu H, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Down-regulation of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor in mouse eggs following fertilization or parthenogenetic activation. Dev Biol. 2000 Jul 15; 223(2):238-50. PMID: 10882513.
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    102. Stricker SA, Swann K, Jones KT, Fissore RA. Injections of porcine sperm extracts trigger fertilization-like calcium oscillations in oocytes of a marine worm. Exp Cell Res. 2000 Jun 15; 257(2):341-7. PMID: 10837148.
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    103. Gordo AC, Wu H, He CL, Fissore RA. Injection of sperm cytosolic factor into mouse metaphase II oocytes induces different developmental fates according to the frequency of [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations and oocyte age. Biol Reprod. 2000 May; 62(5):1370-9. PMID: 10775189.
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    104. He CL, Damiani P, Ducibella T, Takahashi M, Tanzawa K, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Isoforms of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor are expressed in bovine oocytes and ovaries: the type-1 isoform is down-regulated by fertilization and by injection of adenophostin A. Biol Reprod. 1999 Oct; 61(4):935-43. PMID: 10491627.
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    105. Fissore RA, Reis MM, Palermo GD. Isolation of the Ca2+ releasing component(s) of mammalian sperm extracts: the search continues. Mol Hum Reprod. 1999 Mar; 5(3):189-92. PMID: 10333350.
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    106. Wolny YM, Fissore RA, Wu H, Reis MM, Colombero LT, Ergün B, Rosenwaks Z, Palermo GD. Human glucosamine-6-phosphate isomerase, a homologue of hamster oscillin, does not appear to be involved in Ca2+ release in mammalian oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev. 1999 Mar; 52(3):277-87. PMID: 10206659.
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    107. Abbott AL, Fissore RA, Ducibella T. Incompetence of preovulatory mouse oocytes to undergo cortical granule exocytosis following induced calcium oscillations. Dev Biol. 1999 Mar 1; 207(1):38-48. PMID: 10049563.
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    108. Fissore RA, Long CR, Duncan RP, Robl JM. Initiation and organization of events during the first cell cycle in mammals: applications in cloning. Cloning. 1999; 1(2):89-100. PMID: 16218834.
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    109. Morgan G, Smith S, Pak J, Marshak-Rothstein A, Fissore R, Osborne B. Characterization of a mutant T-cell hybridoma line with defects in the TCR-mediated apoptotic pathway. Cell Death Differ. 1999 Jan; 6(1):36-47. PMID: 10200546.
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    110. Fissore RA, Longo FJ, Anderson E, Parys JB, Ducibella T. Differential distribution of inositol trisphosphate receptor isoforms in mouse oocytes. Biol Reprod. 1999 Jan; 60(1):49-57. PMID: 9858485.
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    111. Wu H, He CL, Jehn B, Black SJ, Fissore RA. Partial characterization of the calcium-releasing activity of porcine sperm cytosolic extracts. Dev Biol. 1998 Nov 15; 203(2):369-81. PMID: 9808787.
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    112. Fissore RA, Gordo AC, Wu H. Activation of development in mammals: is there a role for a sperm cytosolic factor? Theriogenology. 1998 Jan 1; 49(1):43-52. PMID: 10732120.
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    113. Wu H, He CL, Fissore RA. Injection of a porcine sperm factor induces activation of mouse eggs. Mol Reprod Dev. 1998 Jan; 49(1):37-47. PMID: 9406194.
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    114. He CL, Damiani P, Parys JB, Fissore RA. Calcium, calcium release receptors, and meiotic resumption in bovine oocytes. Biol Reprod. 1997 Nov; 57(5):1245-55. PMID: 9369194.
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    115. Palermo GD, Avrech OM, Colombero LT, Wu H, Wolny YM, Fissore RA, Rosenwaks Z. Human sperm cytosolic factor triggers Ca2+ oscillations and overcomes activation failure of mammalian oocytes. Mol Hum Reprod. 1997 Apr; 3(4):367-74. PMID: 9237265.
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    116. Wu H, He CL, Fissore RA. Injection of a porcine sperm factor triggers calcium oscillations in mouse oocytes and bovine eggs. Mol Reprod Dev. 1997 Feb; 46(2):176-89. PMID: 9021749.
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    117. Damiani P, Fissore RA, Cibelli JB, Long CR, Balise JJ, Robl JM, Duby RT. Evaluation of developmental competence, nuclear and ooplasmic maturation of calf oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev. 1996 Dec; 45(4):521-34. PMID: 8956291.
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    118. Fissore RA, He CL, Vande Woude GF. Potential role of mitogen-activated protein kinase during meiosis resumption in bovine oocytes. Biol Reprod. 1996 Dec; 55(6):1261-70. PMID: 8949882.
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    119. Fissore RA, Pinto-Correia C, Robl JM. Inositol trisphosphate-induced calcium release in the generation of calcium oscillations in bovine eggs. Biol Reprod. 1995 Oct; 53(4):766-74. PMID: 8547468.
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    120. Fissore RA, Robl JM. Mechanism of calcium oscillations in fertilized rabbit eggs. Dev Biol. 1994 Dec; 166(2):634-42. PMID: 7813782.
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    121. Fissore RA, Robl JM. Sperm, inositol trisphosphate, and thimerosal-induced intracellular Ca2+ elevations in rabbit eggs. Dev Biol. 1993 Sep; 159(1):122-30. PMID: 8365556.
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    122. Collas P, Fissore R, Robl JM, Sullivan EJ, Barnes FL. Electrically induced calcium elevation, activation, and parthenogenetic development of bovine oocytes. Mol Reprod Dev. 1993 Feb; 34(2):212-23. PMID: 8442958.
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    123. Collas P, Fissore R, Robl JM. Preparation of nuclear transplant embryos by electroportation. Anal Biochem. 1993 Jan; 208(1):1-9. PMID: 8434777.
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    124. Fissore RA, Dobrinsky JR, Balise JJ, Duby RT, Robl JM. Patterns of intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in fertilized bovine eggs. Biol Reprod. 1992 Dec; 47(6):960-9. PMID: 1493184.
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    125. Fissore R, O'Keefe S, Kiessling AA. Purine-induced block to mouse embryo cleavage is reversed by compounds that elevate cyclic adenosine monophosphate. Biol Reprod. 1992 Dec; 47(6):1105-12. PMID: 1493175.
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    126. Fissore RA, Robl JM. Intracellular Ca2+ response of rabbit oocytes to electrical stimulation. Mol Reprod Dev. 1992 May; 32(1):9-16. PMID: 1515152.
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    127. Fissore RA, Jackson KV, Kiessling AA. Mouse zygote development in culture medium without protein in the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. Biol Reprod. 1989 Nov; 41(5):835-41. PMID: 2516468.
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