Expression of apoptotic genes in testicular germ cells and their modulation by luteinizing hormone

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-30

  Joshi, Ayesha R ^a   Dighe, Rajan R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Pituitary gonadotropins; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CASPASE 2; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GERM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERMATID; SPERMATOCYTE; SUICIDE GENE; TESTIS CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE SERA; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33748035076     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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