Effect of bcl-2 overexpression in mice on ovotoxicity caused by 4-vinylcyclohexene

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-56

  Flaws, Jodi A ^a   Marion, Samuel L ^b   Miller, Kimberly P ^a   Christian, Patricia J ^b   Babus, Janice K ^a   Hoyer, Patricia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

4 vinylcyclohexene (VCH); Female reproduction; Follicle; Mouse; Ovary

Indexed keywords

4 VINYLCYCLOHEXENE; CYCLOHEXENE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CYCLOHEXANES; CYCLOHEXENES; FEMALE; GENES, BCL-2; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVUM; PREGNANCY;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 33746330438     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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