Susceptibility of avian ovarian granulosa cells to apoptosis is dependent upon stage of follicle development and is related to endogenous levels of bcl-xlong gene expression

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2059-2066

  Johnson, A L ^a   Bridgham, J T ^a   Witty, J P ^a   Tilly, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; PROTOONCOGENE BCL XLONG;

EID: 0029877171     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.5.8612548     Document Type: Article

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