Epidermal growth factor induces Bcl-xL gene expression and reduces apoptosis in porcine parthenotes developing in vitro

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-278

  Cui, Xiang Shun ^a   Kim, Nam Hyung ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blastocyst; BSA; EGF; Pig embryo

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOIDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SWINE;

BOVINAE; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141593330     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10353     Document Type: Article

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