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Fig. 2. Effects of low Ca2+ seawater (LCaSW), D-600, and heparin on sperm-induced Ca2+ changes. The oocyte where 10 kDa CGD was injected into the cytoplasm was preincubated for 6-8 minutes in LCaSW (A), in FSW containing 100 µM D-600 (B), or in LCaSW containing 100 µM D-600 (C), and then inseminated. In D, the oocyte injected with 10 kDa CGD plus 20 mg/ml heparin was inseminated in FSW. The F/F0 values were calculated in the cytoplasmic and nuclear regions separately (A,D) or in the whole oocyte (B,C). GVBD was prominently delayed (occurred at ~25 minutes after fertilization) in A, or prevented in B and C. In contrast, GVBD took place on schedule in D.