title: Anaerobic fertilization of amphibian (Bufo arenarum) eggs.
abstract: Mature Bufo arenarum eggs, as well as body cavity oocytes of the same species, have been found to be fertilizable under anaerobic conditions. Anaerobic fertilization was obtained in a medium in which oxygen was replaced by purified nitrogen and in the presence of antimycin in concentrations assuring the complete blockage of respiration.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D000968:Antimycin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D002022:Bufo arenarum / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology; D010063:Ovum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000968:Antimycin A; D009584:Nitrogen