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. 2002 Apr;13(4):1263–1273. doi: 10.1091/mbc.01-10-0501

Table 1.

Effects of Ca-buffer injection on the first and second cleavages

wave1a wave2a 1st cleavageb 2nd cleavageb
45 mM KCl 7 /9 9 /9 9 /9 9 /9
dibromoBAPTA, 0.9 mM 2 /13c 4 /13c 13 /13 1 /13
EGTA, 0.9 mM 0 /9 1 /9 9 /9 9 /9
a

 Number of the eggs in which Ca wave was observed/total number examined. 

b

 Number of the eggs with normal cleavage/total number examined. 

c

 Weak signal was observed in the noninjection side of the furrow. Volume of the injectants was adjusted to 4 nl.