Meprins, membrane-bound and secreted astacin metalloproteinases

EE Sterchi, W Stöcker, JS Bond - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The astacins are a subfamily of the metzincin superfamily of metalloproteinases. The first to
be characterized was the crayfish enzyme astacin. To date more than 200 members of this …

Mammalian egg coat modifications and the block to polyspermy

E Fahrenkamp, B Algarra… - Molecular Reproduction …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Fertilization by more than one sperm causes polyploidy, a condition that is generally lethal to
the embryo in the majority of animal species. To prevent this occurrence, eggs have …

Ovarian follicle growth, maturation, and ovulation in teleost fish

R Patiño, CV Sullivan - Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2002‏ - Springer
Abstract Knowledge of ovarian follicle growth, maturation, and ovulation in teleosts is
important to many aspects of basic and biomedical research, fisheries management …

The ovary, folliculogenesis, and oogenesis in teleosts

HJ Grier, MCU Aranzdbal, R Patiño - Reproductive biology and …, 2009‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Oogenesis has been defined as the “processes involved in the growth and maturation of the
ovum in preparation for fertilization.”* Some biological definitions of oogenesis have …

Gamete physiology, fertilization and egg activation in teleost fish

K Coward, NR Bromage, O Hibbitt… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2002‏ - Springer
The fertilization and activation of fishoocytes are vital, but unfortunatelyoverlooked,
processes in fisheries research. This paper sets out to review our presentunderstanding of …

Identification of differentially expressed ovarian genes during primary and early secondary oocyte growth in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

JA Luckenbach, DB Iliev, FW Goetz… - Reproductive biology and …, 2008‏ - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed ovarian genes
during primary and early secondary oocyte growth in coho salmon, a semelparous teleost …

[HTML][HTML] Chorion in fish: Synthesis, functions and factors associated with its malformations

M Pérez-Atehortúa, AJ Hernández, P Dantagnan… - Aquaculture …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The chorion is an acellular envelope surrounding the oocyte. In fish, this envelope plays a
pivotal role during fertilization and protects the develo** embryo against environmental …

Ultrastructural aspects of the ontogeny and differentiation of ray-finned fish ovarian follicles

FL Menn, J Cerdà, PJ Babin - The fish oocyte: From basic studies to …, 2007‏ - Springer
The animal kingdom exhibits two particular diploid cell types: cells forming the organism or
somatic cells, which remain diploid; and germinal line cells that generate haploid …

Gelatinase A and membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases 1 and 2 are responsible for follicle rupture during ovulation in the medaka

K Ogiwara, N Takano, M Shinohara… - Proceedings of the …, 2005‏ - pnas.org
Identification of the hydrolytic enzymes involved in follicle rupture during vertebrate ovulation
remains a central challenge for research in reproductive biology. Here, we report a …

Egg extracellular coat proteins: from fish to mammals

ES Litscher, PM Wassarman - Histology and histopathology, 2007‏ - digitum.um.es
The extracellular coat surrounding fish (vitelline envelope; VE) and mammalian (zona
pellucida; ZP) eggs is composed of long, interconnected filaments. Fish VE and mammalian …