Calcium ionophore

Description

An activator of germ plasm in oocytes. Synonym: Antibiotic A 23187, Calimycin, frequently used in egg extract protocols such as the Sheckter and Stukenberg protocols.

Calcium Ionophore, image from Sigma-Aldrich

Suppliers

Sigma c7522

References

• Ressom et al., 1988
• Tian et al., 1997

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