Ph.D. in Biomedical Science: Area of ConcentrationGenetics & Developmental Biology
Research Areas
Signal Transduction in Development
 Figure:
Calcium action potential and wave of calcium release from the
endoplasmic reticulum during fertilization of a starfish egg. The egg
was injected with the indicator calcium green dextran, and imaged using
confocal microscopy. From: Carroll, D.J., Ramarao, C.S., Mehlmann, L.M.,
Roche, S., Terasaki, M., and Jaffe, L.A. (1997). Calcium release at
fertilization in starfish eggs is mediated by phospholipase Cg. J.
Cell Biol. (in press). |
