title: Electrical properties of vertebrate oocyte membranes.
abstract: The electrical properties of vertebrate oocyte and egg cell membranes are reviewed. Ion channels of these oocytes generate transcellular currents and action potentials as well as responses to neurotransmitters. Electrical properties change during meiotic maturation and fertilization. Available information about the electrical properties of sperm is also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008540:Meiosis; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents