Stimulation of apoptosis in human granulosa cells from in vitro fertilization patients and its prevention by dexamethasone: Involvement of cell contact and Bcl-2 expression

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3441-3451

  Sasson, Ravid ^a   Amsterdam, Abraham ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; FORSKOLIN; GENE PRODUCT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ACTIN FILAMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; LUTEINIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0036328726     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.7.8676     Document Type: Article

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