Reproduction · 1971 · 20 citations · 3 references
TheriogenologyDevelopmental BiologyFertilityUterine ReceptivityPhysiologyImplantation (Embryology)GynecologyCytoskeletonReproductive BiologyProtease ActivityEnzyme ActivityMedicinePublic HealthHours Before ImplantationUterine ProteaseEmbryologyExtracellular MatrixReproductive Physiology
Summary. Protease activity in rabbit uterine secretion, 24 hr before implantation, was demonstrated by film gelatine lysis. The enzyme activity could be localized in the β-glycoprotein fraction. The authors assume a relation between uterine protease and the implantation of the blastocyst.
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