Absence of Neutral Proteinase Activity in Rat Ovarian Follicle Walls at Ovulation1
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 11 (5) , 509-512
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod11.5.509
Abstract
We were unable to detect neutral proteinase activity in rat ovarian follicle walls near the time of ovulation. The proteolytic activity of cathepsins at acid pH was readily detected, as was the neutral proteinase of polymorphonuclear leukocytes. It thus appears that the rupture of the ovarian follicle at ovulation is not mediated by a proteolytic enzyme stored in the tissue.Keywords
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