Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) suppresses ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis in vitro

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 733-737

  Kosaka, Naomichi ^a   Sudo, Natsuko ^a   Miyamoto, Akio ^a   Shimizu, Takashi ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CAD; Caspase 3; Granulosa cell; Mitochondria; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE ACTIVATED DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; FOLLITROPIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASE 3; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELLS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34848865001     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.09.061     Document Type: Article

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