Early and later studies on action potential and fertilization potential of echinoderm oocytes and Ca2+ response of mammalian oocytes.

This is a personal essay starting from the early study on fertilization signals in echinoderm and mammalian oocytes. It presents actual examples showing that a unexpected discovery leads to unimaginable development of the research in diverse directions in later years and yields a common concept after long years' effort and accumulation. Those outcomes are the happiest gift for researchers. We also learn many precepts in our own research life.

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  2019

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  Methods in Cell Biology

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  Unknown publication date

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  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/BS.MCB.2019.03.002PMID 30948005
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