Cell death and survival during ovarian follicle development

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 15-18

  McGee, Elizabeth A ^a   Hsu, Sheau Yu ^a   Kaipia, Antti ^a   J w Hsueh, Aaron ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BAD; Bcl 2; Follicle; Ovary

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; MEIOSIS; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-ASSOCIATED DEATH PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS;

EID: 0032565752     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00023-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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