Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation
- 1 August 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 262 (5570) , 661-664
- https://doi.org/10.1038/262661a0
Abstract
The intracellular pH of the sea urchin [Strongylocentrotus purpuratus] embryo increases 0.3 pH units between 1-4 min after fertilization. The increase in pH is required for initiating development. The increase results from an exchange of extracellular Na+ for intracellular H+.Keywords
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