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M El-Etr, S Schorderet-Slatkine, E E Baulieu.
Abstract
Insulin can induce meiotic division in Xenopus laevis oocytes. This effect shows the specificity expected of a receptor-mediated mechanism. It is potentiated by ethynylestradiol, a steroid antagonist of pregesterone (the natural hormone that provokes meiosis). The Xenopus laevis oocytes may serve as a model for the study of the poorly understood effect of insulin on cell division.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 472755 DOI: 10.1126/science.472755
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728