Complement component C3 functions as an embryotrophic factor in early postimplantation rat embryos

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8-9, 2010, Pages 1277-1285

  Usami, Makoto ^a   Mitsunaga, Katsuyoshi ^b   Miyajima, Atsuko ^a   Sunouchi, Momoko ^a   Doi, Osamu ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C3; Embryotrophic factor; Postimplantation growth; Rat embryo; Yolk sac

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; COBROTOXIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YOLK SAC;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C3B; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS; YOLK SAC;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77957718492     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092993mu     Document Type: Article

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