Induction of apoptosis and ovarian cyst formation in the mouse ovary by dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 101-112

  Kim, Helen H ^a   Shaipanich, Mastorn ^a   Hasselblatt, Kathleen ^a   Yeh, John ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DHEA; Follicular development; Mouse; Ovarian cyst hyperandrogenism; Ovary

Indexed keywords

PRASTERONE; ANDROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPERANDROGENISM; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 34548722090     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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