title: Protein synthesis is not involved in initiation or amplification of the maturation-promoting factor (MPF) in starfish oocytes.
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D016200:Maturation-Promoting Factor; D008540:Meiosis; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000502:physiology*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D013215:Starfish / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; C008407:1-methyladenine; D003513:Cycloheximide; D016200:Maturation-Promoting Factor; D000225:Adenine