Sperm proteinase release during fertilization of rabbit ova
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Vol. 197 (1), 121-125
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.1401970114
Abstract
Proteinase activity was found to be present along the sides of sperm penetration tunnels through the zonae pellucidae of rabbit ova using silver-proteinate staining techniques. This is the first direct confirmation of the generally accepted concept of sperm penetration by proteinase release and digestion of the zona pellucida.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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