A simple enzymatic method for parietal yolk sac removal in early postimplantation mouse embryos

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 489-493

  Rivera Pérez, Jaime A ^a,b   Diefes, Hunter ^a   Magnuson, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagenase type IV; Dispase; Mouse; Parietal yolk sac; Reichert's membrane

Indexed keywords

DISPASE; GELATINASE A;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YOLK SAC;

ANIMALS; COLLAGENASES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MICRODISSECTION; YOLK SAC;

MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 33846927529     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21034     Document Type: Article

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