Intactness of Zona Pellucida does not affect the secretion of a trypsin-like protease from mouse blastocyst

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 529-532

  Hwang, Seongsoo ^a,b   Lee, Eunyoung ^a   Chung, Yungchai ^b   Yoon, Byung Koo ^a   Lee, Je Ho ^a   Choi, DooSeok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mouse Embryo; Protease Activity; Zona Pellucida

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN LIKE SERINE PROTEASE; TRYPSIN-LIKE SERINE PROTEASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; PREGNANCY; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0034302912     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2000.15.5.529     Document Type: Article

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