BIKUNIN AND ALPHA(1)-MICROGLOBULIN IN HUMAN ZONA-PELLUCIDA AND CONNECTIVE-TISSUE

Authors
ODUM L NIELSEN HW
Citation
L. Odum et Hw. Nielsen, BIKUNIN AND ALPHA(1)-MICROGLOBULIN IN HUMAN ZONA-PELLUCIDA AND CONNECTIVE-TISSUE, Histochemical Journal, 29(3), 1997, pp. 199-203
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Cell Biology
Journal title
Histochemical Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00182214
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
199 - 203
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-2214(1997)29:3<199:BAAIHZ>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The occurrence of bikunin and alpha(1)-microglobulin was investigated in human ovary and Fallopian tubes. Bikunin and al microglobulin are t ranscribed in the liver from a common gene. Bikunin immunoreactivity w as detected in the zona pellucida. A positive reaction for bikunin was also observed in connective tissue of the oviduct. In addition, mast cells showed a more intense positive reaction than the surrounding con nective tissue. Specific displaceable alpha(1)-microglobulin immunorea ctivity was revealed in the zona pellucida. The data suggest that biku nin and al-microglobulin are trapped in the zona pellucida.