Sphingolipid signaling in gonadal development and function

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 149-155

  Tilly, Jonathan L ^a   Kolesnick, Richard N ^b  

^a Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ceramide; Germ cell; Oocyte; Ovary; Sperm; Sphingomyelinase; Testis

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; SPHINGOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN; SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

APOPTOSIS; FEMALE FERTILITY; GAMETE; GERM CELL; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032869319     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-3084(99)00083-3     Document Type: Article

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