Colocalization of DNA Fragmentation and Caspase-3 Activation during Atresia in Pig Antral Follicles

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series C: Anatomia Histologia Embryologia

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-27

  Berardinelli, P ^a   Russo, V ^a   Martelli, A ^a   Nardinocchi, D ^a   Di Giacinto, O ^a   Barboni, B ^a   Mattioli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWINE; THECA CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GRANULOSA CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SWINE; THECA CELLS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1342279619     PISSN: 03402096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2004.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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