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The critical role of the MAP kinase pathway in meiosis II in Xenopus oocytes is mediated by p90(Rsk).
Current biology : CB - 20 Apr 2000
Gross S D, Schwab M S, Taieb F E, Lewellyn A L, Qian Y W, Maller J L
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BACKGROUND: During oocyte maturation in Xenopus, progesterone induces entry into meiosis I, and the M phases of meiosis I and II occur consecutively without an intervening S phase. The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase is activated during meiotic entry, and it has been suggested that the lin...
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