Canine corpus luteum regression: Apoptosis and caspase-3 activity

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1448-1453

  Luz, Marcelo Rezende ^a   Cesário, Maria Dalva ^b   Binelli, Mario ^c   Lopes, Maria Denise ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bitch; Caspase 3; Corpus luteum; Luteal regression

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 3;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIESTRUS; DOG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; LUTEAL CELL; LUTEOLYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; DIESTRUS; DOGS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL CELLS; LUTEOLYSIS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

CANIDAE;

EID: 33748752431     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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