Prostaglandin F2alpha- and FAS-activating antibody-induced regression of the corpus luteum involves <it>caspase</it>-8 and is defective in <it>caspase</it>-3 deficient mice

Prostaglandin F2alpha- and FAS-activating antibody-induced regression of the corpus luteum involves <it>caspase</it>-8 and is defective in <it>caspase</it>-3 deficient mice

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We recently demonstrated that <it>caspase</it>-3 is important for apoptosis during spontaneous involution of the corpus luteum (CL). These studies tested if prostaglandin F<sub>2α </sub>(PGF<sub>2α</sub>) or FAS regulated lutea...

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Main Authors: Flavell Richard A, Gonçalves Paulo Bayard D, Matikainen Tiina, Lynch Maureen P, Pru James K, Carambula Silvia F, Tilly Jonathan L, Rueda Bo R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-02-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.RBEj.com/content/1/1/15

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