Apoptosis in canine corpus luteum during spontaneous and prostaglandin-induced luteal regression

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1454-1461

  Aiudi, Giulio ^a   Albrizio, Maria ^a   Caira, Michele ^a   Cinone, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Corpus luteum; Luteolysis; Pregnancy; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

LUPROSTENOL; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F; PROTEIN BAX; RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; DIESTRUS; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEOLYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CORPUS LUTEUM; DIESTRUS; DOGS; FEMALE; LUTEOLYSIS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDINS F, SYNTHETIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

CANIDAE;

EID: 33748550653     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.029     Document Type: Article

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