Abbott, A., Fissore, R., and Ducibella, T. Identification of a translocation deficiency in cortical granule secretion in preovulatory mouse oocytes. Biology of Reproduction 65, 1640-47, 2001.

Abbott, A., and Ducibella, T. Calcium and the Control of Mammalian Cortical Granule Exocytosis. Frontiers In Bioscience, 6, d792-806, 2001.

Smyth, J.T., Abbott, A., Lee, B., Sienaert, I., Kasri, N., De Smedt, H., Ducibella, T., Missiaen, L., Parys, J.B, and Fissore, R. Inhibition of the inositol trisphosphate receptor of mouse eggs and A7r5 cells by KN-93 via a mechanism unrelated to Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II antagonism. J. Biological Chemistry, 277, 35061-35070, 2002.

Ducibella, T., Huneau, D., Angelichio, E., Schultz, R. M., Guessova, G., Xu, Z., Kopf, G. S., Fissore. R., Madoux, S., and Ozil, J.-P. Egg-to-Embryo transition is driven by differential responses to Ca2+ oscillation number. Developmental Biology, 250, 280-291, 2002.

Markoulaki, S., Matson, S., Abbott, A.L., and Ducibella, T. Oscillatory CaMKII activity in mouse egg activation. Developmental Biology 258, 464-474, 2003.

Markoulaki, S., Matson, S., and Ducibella, T. Fertilization stimulates long-lasting oscillations of CaMKII activity in mouse eggs. Developmental Biology, 272, 15-25, 2004.

Ozil, J.-P., Markoulaki, S., Szabolcs, T., Matson, S., Banrezes, B., Knott, J., Schultz, R. M., Huneau, D., and Ducibella, T. Egg Activation events are regulated by the duration of a sustained [Ca2+](cyt) signal in the mouse. Developmental Biology 282, 39-54, 2005.

Florman, H. and Ducibella, T. Mammalian Fertilization. In: The Physiology of Reproduction, 3rd Ed., Elsevier Press, in press.

Ducibella, T., Schultz, R.M., and Ozil, J.-P. Role of calcium signals in early development. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, in press.

Matson, S., Markoulaki, S., and Ducibella, T. Antagonists of myosin light chain kinase and of myosin II inhibit specific events of egg activation in fertilized mouse eggs. Biology of Reproduction, in press.