Molecular cloning of Xenopus hatching enzyme and its specific expression in hatching gland cells

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Katagiri, Chiaki ^a   Maeda, Ryu ^a   Yamashika, Chiaki ^a   Mita, Koichi ^a   Sargent, Thomas D ^b   Yasumasu, Shigeki ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hatching enzyme; Hatching gland cells; Metalloprotease; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; METALLOPROTEINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HATCHING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IMMUNOLOGIC TECHNIQUES; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031029642     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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