Progesterone receptor-mediated inhibition of apoptosis in granullosa cells isolated from rats treated with human chorionic gonadotropin

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1457-1464

  Svensson, E Ch ^a   Markstrom, E ^a   Andersson, M ^a   Billig, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Granulosa cells; hCG; Hormone action; LH; Ovary; Progesterone; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

11BETA [4 (DIMETHYLAMINO)PHENYL] 4',5' DIHYDRO 6BETA METHYLSPIRO[ESTRA 4,9 DIENE 17BETA,2'(3'H) FURAN] 3 ONE; CASPASE 3; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA FRAGMENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE ACTION; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033755577     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1457     Document Type: Article

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