Short photoperiod-induced ovarian regression is mediated by apoptosis in Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus)

Reproduction

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 771-782

  Moffatt Blue, C S ^a   Sury, J J ^a   Young, Kelly A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GRANULOSA CELL; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CRICETINAE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 33646232476     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00870     Document Type: Article

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