Gonadotropin-releasing hormones I and II induce apoptosis in human granulosa cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3179-3185

  Hong, In Sun ^a   Cheung, Anthony P ^a   Leung, Peter C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 7 INHIBITOR; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 8 INHIBITOR; CASPASE INHIBITOR; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMYLHISTIDYLTRYPTOPHYLSERYLHISTIDYLGLYCYLTRYPTOPHYLTYROSYLPROLYL GLYCINEAMIDE; GLUTAMYLHISTIDYLTRYPTOPHYLSERYLTYROSYLGLYCYLLEUCYLARGINYLPROLYL GLYCINEAMIDE; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; ITURELIX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NICK END LABELING; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 49249097583     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-0127     Document Type: Article

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