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| Zampini,Renato; Apichela,Silvana; Sari,Luciana; Angiono,Georgina; Lombardo,Daniel; Miceli,Dora; Argañaraz,Martin. |
| Oviductal molecules have the potential to improve the reproductive biotechnologies. In camelids, knowledge and assessment of the oviductal environment are necessary to successfully develop species-specific reproductive technologies, especially because of the camelids reproductive particularities. Among the oviductal factors, the matrix metalloproteinases/tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases system (MMPs/TIMPs) should be investigated more thoroughly due to their participation in reproductive processes. Consequently, the current study assayed gene and protein expression of MMPs throughout the llama oviduct. MMPs zymogen and active forms in the oviductal fluid were also characterized. MMP2 and MMP9 transcripts were detected in ampulla, isthmus,... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Oviduct; Llama; MMPs; TIMPs; Gene expression levels. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022017000200038 |
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