ITP

Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2006 Apr;17(2):230-2. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.02.001. Epub 2006 Feb 23.

Abstract

I describe how we came to microinject inositol trisphosphate into sea urchin eggs and found that is was a very potent activator of calcium release.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium Signaling*
  • Embryology / history*
  • History, 20th Century
  • Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / metabolism*
  • Sea Urchins / embryology
  • Sea Urchins / metabolism

Substances

  • Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate

Personal name as subject

  • Michael Whitaker