Permanent embryo arrest: Molecular and cellular concepts

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 445-453

  Betts, D H ^a   Madan, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anti apoptosis; Mitochondria; p66Shc; ROS; Telomere

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; PROTEIN P66; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL AGING; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DIVISION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; PERMANENT EMBRYO ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SHC SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MUS;

EID: 49649117536     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan035     Document Type: Article

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