Expression of the apoptosis-related genes, caspase-1, caspase-3, DNA fragmentation factor, and apoptotic protease activating factor-1, in human granulosa cells

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 549-552

  Izawa, Masao ^a,b,c,d   Nguyen, Phuong H ^a   Kim, Helen H ^a   Yeh, John ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptotic machinery; Apoptotic protease activating factor 1; Caspases; DNA fragmentation factor; Granulosa cells; Human ovary

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEOLYSIS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

APOPTOSIS; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE-ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; CASPASE 1; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0031670945     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00194-0     Document Type: Article

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