The developing human ovary: Immunohistochemical analysis of germ-cell-specific VASA protein, BCL-2/BAX expression balance and apoptosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1895-1901

  Albamonte, Mirta S ^a   Willis, Miguel A ^a   Albamonte, María I ^a   Jensen, Federico ^a   Espinosa, María B ^a   Vitullo, Alfredo D ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y ANTROPOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BCL 2 BAX; Female germ cells; Human fetal ovary; VASA

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; PARAFFIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; VASA PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BALBIANI RING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GERM CELL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; NICK END LABELING; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGANOGENESIS; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROPHASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 47649097954     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den197     Document Type: Article

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