Production of the proto-oncogene BAX does not vary with changing in luteal function in women

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-32

  Rodger, F E ^a   Fraser, H M ^a   Krajewski, S ^b   Illingworth, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BAX; Corpus luteum; Ovary; Proto oncogene

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; STEROID RELEASE;

ADULT; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM MAINTENANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; PROTO-ONCOGENES;

EID: 0031886240     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.1.27     Document Type: Article

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