The human embryo produces basement membrane collagen (type IV collagen)-degrading protease activity

Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 309-311

  Puistola, Ulla ^a   Rönnberg, Lars ^a   Martikainen, Hannu ^a   Turpeenniemi hujanen, Taina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Human embryo; Implantation; Type IV collagen degradation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; PROTEINASE;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NIDATION;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; EMBRYO; HUMAN; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024542841     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136894     Document Type: Article

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