Activator protein-1 in human male germ cell apoptosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 743-753

  Suomalainen, Laura ^a   Dunkel, Leo ^d   Ketola, Ilkka ^a   Eriksson, Minna ^a   Erkkilä, Krista ^a   Oksjoki, Riina ^b   Taari, Kimmo ^c   Heikinheimo, Markku ^a   Pentikäinen, Virve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WIHURI RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Germ cells; Sertoli cells; Signal transduction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; FOLLITROPIN; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR JUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE FUNCTION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SERTOLI CELL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS CELL; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-1;

EID: 5044244496     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah094     Document Type: Article

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