Expression of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins in relation to quality of bovine oocytes and embryos produced in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 159-169

  Yang, Ming Yuan ^a   Rajamahendran, Rajadurai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Cattle embryo technology; Embryos; IVF; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

DNA FRAGMENT; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLASTOCYST; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0037089013     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(01)00186-5     Document Type: Article

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