Methoxychlor induces atresia by altering Bcl2 factors and inducing caspase activity in mouse ovarian antral follicles in vitro

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-551

  Basavarajappa, Mallikarjuna S ^a   Karman, Bethany N ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Gupta, Rupesh K ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antral follicles; Atresia; Caspase; Methoxychlor; Mouse; Ovary

Indexed keywords

BCL2 RELATED PROTEIN A1; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; METHOXYCHLOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BCL-X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR ATRESIA; INSECTICIDES; METHOXYCHLOR; MICE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84866286872     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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