Expression of Rbp9 during mid-oogenesis induces apoptosis in egg chambers

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 392-396

  Jeong, Kyoungsuk ^a   Kim Ha, Jeongsil ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Drosophila; Gal4 System; Oogenesis; Rbp9

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; RBP9 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OOGENESIS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 1442331034     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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