Role of apoptosis, bcl-2 and bax protein expression in premature rupture of fetal membranes

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 809-815

  Saǧol, Sermet ^a   Saǧol, Özgul ^a   Ozkal, Sermin ^a   Asena, Uçar ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; bax; bcl 2 genes; Fetal membranes; Premature rupture

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; EOSIN; GENE PRODUCT; HEMATOXYLIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STREPTAVIDIN;

AMNION CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; PATHOGENESIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST;

AMNION; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORION; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036801440     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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