Effects of melatonin on the proliferation and apoptosis of sheep granulosa cells under thermal stress

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 21090-21104

  Fu, Yao ^a,b   He, Chang Jiu ^a   Ji, Peng Yun ^a   Zhuo, Zhi Yong ^a   Tian, Xiu Zhi ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Tan, Dun Xian ^d   Liu, Guo Shi ^a,c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Apoptosis; Granulosa cell; Melatonin; Proliferation; Sheep; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE STRESS; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

OVIS ARIES;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; MELATONIN; SHEEP; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84910110130     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms151121090     Document Type: Article

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