Mating modifies apoptosis pattern in epithelial cells of the rat uterus

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 564-572

  Mendoza Rodríguez, C Adriana ^a   Martínez, Miguel A ^a   Vargas, Omar ^a   Nava, Karina ^a   Morimoto, Sumiko ^b   Espinosa, Mirielle ^a   Cerbón, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 65949088099     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20988     Document Type: Article

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