Apoptosis in human cultured trophoblasts is enhanced by hypoxia and diminished by epidermal growth factor

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 5 47-5, 2000, Pages

  Levy, Roni ^a   Smith, Steven D ^a   Chandler, Kala ^a   Sadovsky, Yoel ^a   Nelson, D Michael ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl 2 proteins; Caspase inhibitor; DNA fragmentation; p53

Indexed keywords

CASPASE INHIBITOR; DNA FRAGMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0034128782     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.5.c982     Document Type: Article

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