Stem cell factor protects germ cells from apoptosis in vitro

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-168

  Yan, Wei ^a   Suominen, Janne ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; c kit; DNA ladder; ISEL; Rat; Stem cell factor; Testis

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOLLITROPIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; STEM CELL FACTOR; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033977849     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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