[Effect of 2 inhibitors of glycoprotein synthesis, tunicamycin and 2-deoxyglucose, on development of the sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) egg].

  • 18 September 1978
    • journal article
    • abstracts
    • Vol. 287  (5)
Abstract
Tunicamycin, an inhibitor of glycoprotein synthesis, inhibits the development of the sea Urchin egg. Gastrulation is very sensitive to the Tunicamycin. Fertilization is not inhibited. 2-deoxy-D-glucose inhibits gastrulation and induces the hyperdevelopment of ectodermic structures.

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