Targeted overexpression of Bcl-2 in ovaries of transgenic mice leads to decreased follicle apoptosis, enhanced folliculogenesis, and increased germ cell tumorigenesis

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4837-4843

  Hsu, Sheau Yu ^a   Lai, Rosanna Jen May ^a   Finegold, Milton ^b   Hsueh, Aaron J W ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; INHIBIN; PROTEIN; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0006815297     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.11.8895354     Document Type: Article

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