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Inhibitors of caspase homologues suppress an apoptotic phenotype in cultured rabbit corpora lutea.
Reproduction, fertility, and development - 1 Jan 2001
Abdo M A, Richards A, Atiya N, Singh B, Parkinson S, Hisheh S, Dharmarajan A M
Abstract excerpt
Apoptosis is a morphologically defined type of cell death initiated by various stimuli that results in the activation of caspases (cysteine-containing aspartate-specific proteases). In the present study, it was determined that caspases are present during, and play a role in, corpus luteum (CL) apoptosis in vitro. Pseudopregnancy was induced in rabbits with 100 IU human chorionic gonadotrophin. On Day 11 of...
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