title: MI arrest and apoptosis in starfish oocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Ochanomizu University, Ohtsuka, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology*; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D008540:Meiosis / Q000502:physiology*; D008677:Metaphase / Q000502:physiology*; D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D009865:Oocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D013215:Starfish / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020929:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases; D053148:Caspase 3; D020169:Caspases