In vitro effects of inhibin on apoptosis and apoptosis related proteins in human ovarian granulosa cells

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 51-55

  Denkova, R ^a   Bourneva, V ^a   Staneva Dobrovski, L ^b   Zvetkova, E ^a   Baleva, K ^a   Yaneva, E ^a   Nikolov, B ^a   Ivanov, I ^a   Simeonov, K ^a   Timeva, T ^c   Yankov, M ^d  

^a BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Inst Sterility/Assisted Repro T

^d 1st Hosp of Obstet and Gynaecology   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptosis related proteins H; Human ovarian granulosa cells; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; INHIBIN; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2 HOMOLOGOUS ANTAGONIST-KILLER PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 13544267726     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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