Molecular and genetic basis of normal and toxicant-induced apoptosis in female germ cells

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 497-501

  Tilly, Jonathan L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Chemotherapy; Genotoxicant; Germ cell; Infertility; Oocyte; Ovary

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GENES, BCL-2; HUMANS; MICE; OOCYTES; OVARY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 17344393566     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00240-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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