Changes in telomerase activity in experimentally induced atretic follicles of immature rats

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 589-595

  Yamagata, Yoshiaki ^a   Nakamura, Yasuhiko ^a   Umayahara, Kenji ^a   Harada, Ayako ^a   Takayama, Hisako ^a   Sugino, Norihiro ^a   Kato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Follicular atresia; Granulosa cell; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; RAT; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GRANULOSA CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TELOMERASE;

EID: 0036962361     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.589     Document Type: Article

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