Regression of the decidualized mesometrium and decidual cell apoptosis are associated with a shift in expression of Bcl2 family members

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 188-195

  Dai, Donghai ^a,b   Moulton, Bruce C ^c   Ogle, Thomas F ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytokines; Decidua; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; DNA FRAGMENT; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STROMA CELL; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033935647     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.188     Document Type: Article

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