Expression of Bcl-2 family proteins and spontaneous apoptosis in normal human testis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 403-408

  Oldereid, N B ^a   De Angelis, P ^a   Wiger, R ^b   Clausen, O P F ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family proteins; Immunohistochemistry; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL W; PROTEIN MCL 1; PROTEIN P21; PROTEIN P53; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; TESTIS;

EID: 0035009899     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/7.5.403     Document Type: Article

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