Caspase-3 in the rat ovary: Localization and possible role in follicular atresia and luteal regression

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1533-1539

  Boone, David L ^a,c   Tsang, Benjamin K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CASPASE 3; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GONADOTROPIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GRANULOSA CELLS; LUTEOLYSIS; OVARY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THECA CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031838997     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.6.1533     Document Type: Article

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