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Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation

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The intracellular pH of the sea urchin embryo increases 0.3 pH units between 1 and 4 min after fertilisation. The increase in pH is required for initiating development. The increase results from an exchange of extracellular Na+ for intracellular H+.

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  1. Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093

    James D. Johnson & David Epel

  2. Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 2Y2

    Miles Paul

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Johnson, J., Epel, D. & Paul, M. Intracellular pH and activation of sea urchin eggs after fertilisation. Nature 262, 661–664 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/262661a0

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