title: Is there any delta 5-3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in preimplantation embryo of rhesus monkey?
abstract: This is the first report on the histochemical assessment of delta 5-3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in all the preimplantation embryonic stages in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). An apparent stage dependent increase in enzyme activity was obtained, however, distinctively a high degree of non-specificity in enzyme reaction was noted primarily in morulae and blastocysts. Such marked non-specificity in the histochemical enzyme reaction for delta 5-3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity was not found in mouse blastocysts. High amounts of endogenous steroids present within rhesus embryos, or the participation of non-specific dehydrogenases could account for the observed non-specificity. Furthermore, the present report documents the pattern and degree of association (r = 0.9; P less than 0.01) between developmental stage and gestational age of preimplantation rhesus embryos, and thus provides a normal in situ cell cleavage rate of preimplantation embryo in the rhesus monkey.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Paria
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000201:enzymology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008253:Macaca mulatta
chemical_list: D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C031954:delta(5)-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase