Immunological evidence for the expression of the Fas antigen in the infant and adult human ovary during follicular regression and atresia

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2702-2710

  Kondo, Hitoshi ^a   Maruo, Takeshi ^a   Peng, Xinjian ^a   Mochizuki, Matsuto ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INFANT; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029999840     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.7.2702     Document Type: Article

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