Elisabetta Tosti
Research interests: Physiology of reproduction, in particular the biological and molecular mechanisms underlying gametes maturation, fertilization and early developmental stages.
Most relevant publications:
Cuomo A., Di Cristo C., Di Cosmo A., Paolucci M., & Tosti E. 2005. Calcium currents correlate with oocyte maturation during the reproductive cycle in Octopus vulgaris. J. Exp. Zool. A, 303:193-202.
Cuomo A., Silvestre F., De Santis R. & Tosti E. 2006. Ca2+ and Na+ current patterns during oocyte maturation, fertilization and early developmental stages of Ciona intestinalis. Mol. Repr. Dev. 73 : 501-511.
Tosti E. 1997. Gap junctional units are functionally expressed before the first cleavage in the early ascidian embryo. Am. J. Physiol. 272: 1445-1449.
Tosti E., Boni R., & Cuomo A. 2002. Fertilization and activation current in bovine oocytes. Reproduction 124: 835-846.
Tosti E., Boni R:, & Cuomo A. 2000. Ca 2+ current activity decreases during meiotic progression in bovine oocytes. Am. J. Physiol. 279: 1795-1800.
Tosti E., Romano G., Buttino I.,Cuomo A., Ianora A., & Miralto A. 2003. Bioactive aldehydes from diatoms block the fertilization current in ascidian oocytes. Mol. Repr. Dev. 66 : 72-80.
Yazaki I., Dale B., & Tosti E. 1999. Functional gap junctions in the early sea urchin embryos are localized to the vegetal pole. Dev. Biol. 212: 503-510.
REVIEWS
Tosti E. , & Boni R. 2004. Electrical events during gamete maturation and fertilization in animals and human. Human Repr. Update. 10: 53-65.
Tosti E. 2006. Calcium ion currents mediating oocyte maturation events. Repr. Biol. & Endocrinol. 4: 26
BOOKS
Tosti E. & , Dale B. 1995 "Fecondazione in vitro" Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane
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