Effects of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on rat ovarian follicle apoptosis: Regulation by epidermal growth factor and the expression of Bcl-2-related genes

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 481-486

  Parborell, Fernanda ^a   Pecci, Adali ^a   Gonzalez, Olga ^a   Vitale, Alejandra ^a   Tesone, Marta ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Follicle; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Growth factors; Ovary

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN STABILITY; RAT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTO ONCOGENE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FALLOPIA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, BCL-2; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LEUPROLIDE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0035992837     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.2.481     Document Type: Article

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