Identification of potassium-dependent and -independent components of the apoptotic machinery in mouse ovarian germ cells and granulosa cells

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1358-1369

  Perez, G I ^a   Maravei, D V ^a   Trbovich, A M ^a   Cidlowski, J A ^a   Tilly, J L ^a   Hughes F M , Jr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Follicle; Granulosa cells; Ovum

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DOXORUBICIN; HORMONE; NUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOMATIC CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033755773     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1358     Document Type: Article

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