BCLW mediates survival of postmitotic sertoli cells by regulating BAX activity

Developmental Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 295-308

  Ross, Andrea J ^a,b   Amy, Scott P ^a   Mahar, Patryce L ^a   Lindsten, Tullia ^c   Knudson, C Michael ^d   Thompson, Craig B ^c   Korsmeyer, Stanley J ^e   MacGregor, Grant R ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BAK; BAX; BCLW; c kit; Mouse; Sertoli cell; Testis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL W; STEM CELL FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; GERM CELL; HOMOZYGOSITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035891081     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0445     Document Type: Article

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