Role of cathepsins in blastocyst hatching in the golden hamster

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 337-346

  Sireesha, G V ^a   Mason, R W ^b   Hassanein, M ^b   Tonack, S ^c   Navarrete Santos, A ^c   Fischer, B ^c   Seshagiri, P B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cathepsins; Hamster; Hatching

Indexed keywords

BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CALPASTATIN; CATHEPSIN; CYSTATIN; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DIAZOMETHANE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HATCHING; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATHEPSINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CRICETINAE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PREGNANCY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 45849130969     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan026     Document Type: Article

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