Effect of IFNγ on caspase-3, Bcl-2 and Bax expression, and apoptosis in rabbit placenta

Cytokine

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 201-209

  Liu, Zhe ^a   Sun, Quan Hong ^a   Yang, Ying ^a   Liu, Jia Mei ^a   Peng, Jing Pian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; IFN ; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RABBIT; ABORTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DNA CLEAVAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DENSITOMETRY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RABBITS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0142257925     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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