Role of apoptosis and Fas/FasL system in the oogenesis of the spotted ray Torpedo marmorata

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-59

  Loredana, Ricchiari ^a,b   Barbara, D'Onghia ^a   Annamaria, Liguoro ^a   Stefania, Tammaro ^a   Maria, Motta Chiara ^a   Silvana, Filosa ^a   Piero, Andreuccetti ^a   Marina, Prisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Biologia Evolutiva e Comparata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cartilagineous fish; Fas FasL system; Oogenesis

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO SELECTION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEWBORN; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; TORPEDO MARMORATA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; TORPEDO;

MAMMALIA; RAJA MONTAGUI; TORPEDO; TORPEDO MARMORATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043269922     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10324     Document Type: Article

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