Western blot determination of caspase-3 apoptotic activity in complete hydatidiform mole and persistent trophoblastic disease

Journal of the Turkish German Gynecology Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-228

  Harma, Mehmet Ibrahim ^a,c   Harma, Müge ^a   Dilsiz, Nihat ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase 3; Gestational trophoblastic disease; Western blot

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; PATHOGENESIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 26944490331     PISSN: 13090399     EISSN: 13090380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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