Granulosa Cell Apoptosis: Conservation of Cell Signaling in an Avian Ovarian Model System

NeuroSignals

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-101

  Johnson, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Avian; Bcl 2 family of proteins; cAMP; Caspases; Follicle atresia; Granulosa cell; Growth factors; Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins; Ovary

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ACTINOMYCIN DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALCIUM; CASPASE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; CYCLIC AMP; DAUNORUBICIN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH FACTOR; INDOMETACIN; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; ISOXAZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL X; SEX HORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ACTIVITY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOWL; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIRDS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; OVARY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034028353     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000014628     Document Type: Article

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