Termination of lactation induces apoptosis and alters the expression of the Bcl-2 family members in the rat anterior pituitary

Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2465-2471

  Ahlbom, Eva ^a   Grandison, Lindsey ^a   Zhivotovsky, Boris ^a   Ceccatelli, Sandra ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0031790155     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.139.5.5985     Document Type: Article

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