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XB-ART-31616
Science 1979 Sep 28;2054413:1397-9.
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Meiotic maturation in Xenopus laevis oocytes initiated by insulin.

El-Etr M , Schorderet-Slatkine S , Baulieu EE .


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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.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: ins