Fragmentation and death (a.k.a. apoptosis) of ovulated oocytes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 414-420

  Perez, Gloria I ^a   Tao, Xiao Jing ^a   Tilly, Jonathan L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Cell death; DNA cleavage; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID CHLOROMETHYL KETONES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OOCYTES; OVULATION; PEPTIDES; RHODAMINES;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032935519     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.5.414     Document Type: Article

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