Corpus luteum regression in the rat - In vivo and in vitro studies of apoptotic mechanisms

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 87-100

  Daujfenbach, Lisa M ^a   Khan, Shah M ^a   Yeh, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Corpus luteum; Mitochondria; PGF2 ; Staurosporine

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 9; LIPOCORTIN 5; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; STAUROSPORINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEOLYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; LUTEAL CELL; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARDIOLIPINS; CASPASE 9; CELLS, CULTURED; DINOPROST; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LUTEAL CELLS; LUTEOLYSIS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; STAUROSPORINE;

EID: 34548730741     PISSN: 00257850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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