Critical Role of the Cortical Alveolus Protease Alveolin in Chorion Hardening In Vivo at Medaka Fertilization
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DOI: 10.3390/biom13010146
Abstract: Alveolin is a cortical alveolus proteinase that is secreted in the perivitelline space (PVS) at fertilization to act on the chorion. Purified alveolin is known to induce chorion hardening in vitro by processing zona pellucida… read more here.
Keywords: chorion hardening; alveolin; fertilization; chorion ... See more keywords