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Abstract
Enzymes which dissolve the zona pellucida have been extracted from the rabbit sperm head and characterized as having the enzymic properties of hyaluronidase and trypsin. Their combined actions produce a rapid and complete dissolution of the zona pellucida, but the vitellus and its membrane are unaffected by prolonged exposure to this enzyme complex. Inhibition of the proteolytic component with lima bean or soybean inhibitors of trypsin prevents dissolution of the zona pellucida by the extract.Entities:
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Year: 1968 PMID: 5690898 DOI: 10.1126/science.161.3841.585
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728