PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED)

1. Eckberg, W.R. and H. Ozaki. 1972. Temporal Pattern of RNA synthesis in animalized sea urchin embryos. Exp. Cell Res. 73,177-181.

2. Carroll, A.G., W.R. Eckberg and H. Ozaki. 1975. A comparison of protein synthetic patterns in normal and animalized sea urchin embryos. Exp. Cell Res. 90,328-332.

3. Eckberg W.R. and H. Ozaki. 1975. RNA complementary to unique DNA sequences in normal and animalized sea urchin embryos. Exp. Cell Res. 92,403-411.

4. Eckberg, W.R. 1981a. An ultrastructural analysis of cytoplasmic localization in Chaetopterus pergamentaceus. Biol. Bull. 160,228-239.

5. Eckberg, W.R. 1981b. The effects of cytoskeleton inhibitors on cytoplasmic localization in Chaetopterus pergamentaceus. Differentiation 19,55-58.

6. Eckberg, W.R. and Y.-H. Kang. 1981. A cytological analysis of differentiation without cleavage in cytochalasin B- and colchicine-treated embryos of Chaetopterus pergamentaceus. Differentiation 19,154-160.

7. Saling, P.M., W.R. Eckberg and C.B. Metz. 1982. Mechanism of univalent anti-sperm antibody inhibition of fertilization in the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata. J. Exp. Zool. 221,93-99.

8. Eckberg, W.R. and C.B. Metz. 1982. Isolation of an Arbacia sperm fertilization antigen. J. Exp. Zool. 221,101-105.

9. Eckberg, W.R. and A.G. Carroll. 1982. Sequestered calcium triggers oocyte maturation in Chaetopterus. Cell Differ. 11,155-160.

10. Eckberg, W.R. and M.E. Perotti. 1983. Inhibition of gamete membrane fusion in the sea urchin by quercetin. Biol. Bull. 164,62-70.

11. Eckberg, W.R. 1983. The effects of quercetin on meiosis initiation in clam and starfish oocytes. Cell Differ. 12,329-334.

12. Anderson, W.A. and W.R. Eckberg. 1983. A cytological analysis of fertilization in Chaetopterus. Biol. Bull. 165,110-118.

13. Carroll, A.G. and W.R. Eckberg. 1983. Possible involvement of calmodulin in maturation and activation of Chaetopterus eggs. Dev. Biol. 99,1-6.

14. Anderson, W.A., M.E. Perotti, M. McManaway, S. Lindsey and W.R. Eckberg. 1984. Similarities and differences in the ultrastructure of two hormone-dependent and one independent human breast carcinoma grown in athymic nude mice: comparison with the rat DMBA-induced tumor and normal secretory mammocytes. J. Submicroscop. Cytol. 16,673-690.

15. Eckberg, W.R. and W.A. Anderson. 1985. Blocks to polyspermy in Chaetopterus. J. Exp. Zool. 233,253-260.

16. Carroll, A.G. and W.R. Eckberg. 1986. Inhibition of germinal vesicle breakdown and activation of cytoplasmic contractility in Spisula oocytes by calmodulin antagonists. Biol. Bull. 170,43-50.

17. Perez, R.A., G.M. Langford, W.R. Eckberg and W.A. Anderson. 1986. Contractile proteins (actin, myosin) and tubulin are revealed within DNA-containing nucleocytoplasm in mature spermatozoa of Libinia emarginata L. J. Submicroscop. Cytol. 18,471-480.

18. Gabriel, B.W., W.R. Eckberg, J.H. Wyche, H. Meones, J.S. Hanker and W.A. Anderson. 1986. Peroxidases induced in rat uterus by estrogen administration. I. Synthesis, secretion and immunofluorescent demonstration of fluid enzymes. J. Submicroscop. Cytol. 18,673-682.

19. Perotti, M.E., T.J. Robinson, S. Murray R.J. Ryan, J.H. Wyche, W.R. Eckberg and W.A. Anderson. 1987. Interactions of gonadotropins with corpus luteum membranes. XI. Internalization of 125I-hCG in the rat. Cell. Mol. Biol. 33,247-264.

20. Polk P.M., W.A. Anderson and W.R. Eckberg. 1987. The Chaetopterus vitelline envelope is not necessary for the gamete interactions which lead to fertilization. J. Exp. Zool. 243,323-330.

21. Eckberg, W.R. and A.G. Carroll. 1987. Evidence for involvement of protein kinase C in germinal vesicle breakdown in Chaetopterus. Dev. Growth Differ. 29,491-498.

22. Eckberg, W.R., E.Z. Szuts and A.G. Carroll. 1987. Protein kinase C activity, protein phosphorylation and germinal vesicle breakdown in Spisula oocytes. Dev. Biol. 124,57-64.

23. McManaway, M.E., W.R. Eckberg and W.A. Anderson. 1987. Characterization and hormonal regulation of casein kinase II activity in heterotransplanted human breast tumors in nude mice. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. 90,313-323.

24. Bloom, T.L., E.Z. Szuts and W.R. Eckberg. 1988. Inositol trisphosphate, inositol phospholipid metabolism and germinal vesicle breakdown in Spisula oocytes. Dev. Biol. 129,532-540.

25. Eckberg, W.R. and R.E. Palazzo. 1992. Regulation of M phase progression in Chaetopterus oocytes by protein kinase C. Dev. Biol. 149, 395-405.

26. Eckberg, W.R. and E.Z. Szuts. 1993. Diacylglycerol content of Chaetopterus oocytes during maturation and fertilization. Dev. Biol. 159,732-735.

27. Eckberg, W.R., A.L. Miller, L.G. Short and L.F. Jaffe. 1993. Calcium pulses during the activation of a protostome egg. Biol. Bull. 184,289-290.

28. Zhang, S.-H., W.R. Eckberg, Q. Yang, A.A. Samatar and N.K. Tonks. 1995. Biochemical characterization of a human band 4.1-related protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPH1. J. Biol. Chem. 270, 20067-20072.

29. Eckberg, W.R. and A.L. Miller. 1995. Propagated and nonpropagated calcium transients during egg activation in the annelid, Chaetopterus. Dev. Biol. 172, 654-664.

30. Dubé, F. and W.R. Eckberg. 1996. Intracellular pH measurements during fertilization of surf clam (Spisula solidissima) oocytes. Biol. Bull. 191, 279-280.

31. Eckberg, W.R. and F. Dubé. 1996. Effects of altering pHi and pHo on the activation of Chaetopterus eggs. Biol. Bull. 191, 280-281.

32. Mohamood, A.S., P. Gyles, K.V. Balan, V.W. Hollis, W.R. Eckberg, A. Asseffa, Z. Han, J.H. Wyche and W.A. Anderson. 1997. Estrogen receptor, growth factor receptor and protooncogene protein activities and possible signal transduction crosstalk in estrogen dependent and independent breast cancer cell lines. J. Submicroscop. Cytol. Pathol. 29, 1-17.

33. Dubé, F. and W.R. Eckberg. 1997. Role of intracellular pH in the activation of surf clam eggs. Dev. Biol. 190, 41-54.

34. Eckberg, W.R. 1997. MAP and cdc2 kinase activities at germinal vesicle breakdown in Chaetopterus. Dev. Biol. 191, 182-190.

35. Thomas T.W., W.R. Eckberg, F. Dubé and A. Galione. 1998. Mechanisms of calcium sequestration and release in oocytes of Chaetopterus pergamentaceus. Cell Calcium 24, 285-292.

1. Eckberg, W.R. 1986. Action of calcium binding proteins in egg maturation and fertilisation. Cell Calcium 7,365-375.

2. Eckberg, W.R. 1988. Intracellular signal transduction and amplification mechanisms in the regulation of germinal vesicle breakdown. Biol. Bull. 174,95-108.

3. Eckberg, W.R. and W.A. Anderson. 1995. Cytoskeleton, cellular signals, and cytoplasmic localization in Chaetopterus embryos. In Role of the Cytoskeleton in Early Development (Ed. D.G. Capco). Vol. 31 In Current Topics in Developmental Biology pp 5-39.

4. Eckberg, W.R., M.R. Johnson and R.E. Palazzo. 1996. Regulation of maturation-promoting factor by protein kinase C in Chaetopterus oocytes. Invert. Reprod. Dev. 30, 71,79.

5. Eckberg, W.R. and S.D. Hill. 1996. Chaetopterus-oocyte maturation, early development and regeneration. Biol. Bull. Mar. Models Electronic Rec. Available from http://www.mbl.edu.

6. Eckberg, W.R. and W.A. Anderson 1997. The initiation of development in Chaetopterus. In Progress in Developmental Biology (Ed. J. R. Collier), pp. 109-135, Vol. VIII in Reproductive Biology of Invertebrates (Eds. K.G. Adiyodi and R.G. Adiyodi), Wiley.