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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2018

Micropipette Aspiration of Oocytes to Assess Cortical Tension.

Janice P Evans, Douglas N Robinson

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. From Cytoskeletal Remodeling to Oocyte Quality: The Emerging Role of Mechanics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Oocyte ERM and EWI Proteins Are Involved in Mouse Fertilization.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
    Article
  5. The Mechanics of Mitotic Cell Rounding.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Janice P EvansDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. jevans6@jhu.edu.
Douglas N RobinsonDepartment of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

The Biochemical Basis for the Mechanics of CytokinesisR01GM066817 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROBINSON, DOUGLAS N · 2003 to 2025
$7.3M
p21-activated kinase as regulator of actin and microtubules in mammalian oocytesR03HD090624 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI EVANS, JANICE P · 2017 to 2018
$164k
Signaling pathways that mediate mammalian oocyte cortical mechanicsR03HD074773 · NICHD · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI EVANS, JANICE P, ROBINSON, DOUGLAS N · 2013 to 2014
$160k
NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD074773NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD090624NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM066817
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Just as it is important to understand the cell biology of signaling pathways, it is valuable also to understand mechanical forces in cells. The field of mechanobiology has a rich history, including study of cellular mechanics during mitosis and meiosis in echinoderm oocytes and zygotes dating back to the 1930s. This chapter addresses the use of micropipette aspiration (MPA) to assess cellular mechanics, specifically cortical tension, in mammalian oocytes.

Indexed as

Stress, MechanicalAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaFemaleMeiosisMiceMicromanipulationMitosisOocytesSurface TensionCellular mechanicsMeiosisMitosisSignaling pathways

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PMID29961265
PMCPMC6158774

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