The Change Mariner: Isolation of ferret protein promising for cancer, reproductive studies

June 25, 2003

Isolation of ferret protein promising for cancer, reproductive studies

Biologists studying early pregnancy in ferrets have isolated a protein vital to embryonic implantation. The discovery at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign eventually could enhance assisted-reproductive efforts in many threatened species.
In addition to its implications for reproduction, the discovery opens a window to study numerous cancerous tumors that secrete the same protein, said Janice M. Bahr, a professor of reproductive physiology in the department of animal sciences at Illinois.

Posted by Bob King at June 25, 2003 7:40 AM
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