AP-2α-dependent regulation of Bcl-2/Bax expression affects apoptosis in the trophoblast

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-689

  Zhang, Ling ^a   Jia, Liting ^a   Cui, Shihong ^a   Shi, Ying ^a   Chang, Aimin ^a   Wang, Peng ^a   Zhang, Zhan ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AP 2 ; Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Transcription factor; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 2ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP-2; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84877114308     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: 15672387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-012-9439-6     Document Type: Article

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