oscillin
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oscillin
a 33 kDa protein identified in sperm that induces oscillations in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in mammalian eggs. It is considered to be involved in Ca2+ oscillations that serve as the essential trigger for egg activation and early development of the embryo.
| oscillator, osazone, osamine | |
| oscillograph, oscilloscope, oside |
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