Acid release at meiotic maturation of oocytes in the polychaete annelid Sabellaria alveolata.
ABout 1 pmole of acid per egg is released when prophasic oocytes undergo maturation under the action of sperm, proteases or ionophore A 23187. No similar acid release occurs at fertilization of matured oocytes. These findings are compared with data on Urechis and sea urchin.
Acid release at meiotic maturation of oocytes in the polychaete annelid Sabellaria alveolata. ABout 1 pmole of acid per egg is released when prophasic oocytes undergo maturation under the action of sperm, proteases or ionophore A 23187. No similar acid release occurs at fertilization of matured oocytes. These findings are compared with data on Urechis and sea urchin.