Placing progesterone in the apoptotic pathway

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 267-271

  Peluso, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031239224     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(97)00078-7     Document Type: Review

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