Current concepts in Bcl-2 family member regulation of female germ cell development and survival

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1644, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Kim, Mee Ran ^a   Tilly, Jonathan L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Cell death; Fertility; Gene knockout; Germ cell; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE; CELL LOSS; CELL MATURATION; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; GERM CELL; GONAD; IN VIVO STUDY; INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; ORGANOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OOCYTES; OVARY; OVUM; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 1442335330     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2003.10.012     Document Type: Review

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