REFERENCES
- Brusca, R. C. and Brusca, G. J. (1990) Invertebrates. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, Sunderland, MA, USA.
- Carroll, D. J. and Hua, W. (2009) Combining microinjection and immunoblotting to analyze MAP kinase phosphorylation in single starfish oocytes and eggs. In Microinjection: Methods and Applications, vol. 518 ed. Carroll, D. J. Human Press. pp. 57–66.
- Chia, F. S. and Walker, C. W. (1991) Echinodermata: Asteroidea In Reproduction of Marine Invertebrates vol. VI. eds. Giese, A. C., Pearse, J. S. and Pearse, V. B. Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, CA, USA pp. 301–353.
- Dunn, C. W., Hejnol, A., Matus, D. Q., Pang, K., Browne, W. E., Smith, S. A., et al. (2008) Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life. Nature 452:745–749.
- Foltz, K. R., Adams, N. L. and Runft, L. L. (2004) Echinoderm eggs and embryos: procurement and culture. In Development of Sea Urchins, Ascidians and Other Non-Vertebrate Deuterostomes: An Experimental Analysis. eds. Ettensohn, C. Wessel, G. M., Wray, G. Academic Press. pp. 40–74.
- Jaffe, L. A. and Terasaki, M. (2004). Quantitative microinjection of Oocytes, Eggs, and Embryos. In Development of Sea Urchins, Ascidians and Other Non-Vertebrate Deuterostomes: An Experimental Analysis. eds. Ettensohn, C., Wessel, G. M., Wray, G. Academic Press. pp. 219–243.
- Harada, K., Oita, E. and Chiba, K. (2003) Metaphase I arrest of starfish oocytes induced via the MAP kinase pathway is released by an increase of intracellular pH. Development 130:4581–4586.
- Kanatani, H., Shirai, H., Nakanishi, K. and Kurokawa, T. (1969) Isolation and identification of meiosis inducing substance in starfish Asterias amurensis. Nature 221:273–274.
- Kishimoto, T. (1998) Cell cycle arrest and release in starfish oocytes and eggs. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 9:549–557.
- Meijer, L., Pondaven, P., Guerrier, P. and Moreau, M. (1984) A starfish oocyte user's guide. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 25:457–480.
- Sasaki, K. and Chiba, K. (2001) Fertilization blocks apoptosis of starfish by inactivation of the MAP kinase pathway. Dev. Biol. 237:18–28.
- Strathmann, M. F. (1987) Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea. In Reproduction and Development of Marine Invertebrates of the Northern Pacific Coast ed. Strathmann, M. F. The University of Washington Press, Seattle WA, USA pp. 535–555.
- Stricker, S. (1999) Comparative biology of calcium signaling during fertilization and egg activation in animals. Dev. Biol. 211:157–176.
- Yuce, O. and Sadler, K. C. (2001) Postmeiotic unfertilized starfish eggs die by apoptosis. Dev. Biol. 237:29–44.