Expression and distribution of cytokeratin 8/18 intermediate filaments in bovine antral follicles and corpus luteum: An intrinsic mechanism of resistance to apoptosis?

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 889-900

  Townson, David H ^a   Putnam, Amanda N ^b   Sullivan, Brian T ^c   Guo, Lankai ^d   Irving Rodgers, Helen F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b First Light Biosciences Inc   (United States)

^c Pharmaceutical Product Development   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cytoskeleton; Ovary

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CYTOKERATIN 18; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEAL CELL; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CATTLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KERATIN-18; KERATINS; LUTEAL CELLS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY;

EID: 77956629630     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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