Susceptibility of avian ovarian granulosa cells to apoptosis is dependent upon stage of follicle development and is related to endogenous levels of bcl-xlong gene expression.

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Studies were conducted to evaluate the susceptibility of avian ovarian granulosa cells to apoptosis when incubated in vitro and to relate this relative susceptibility to both the stage of follicle development from which granulosa cells were collected (atresia-prone vs. -resistant) and to the expression of a gene previously linked to the regulation of cell viability, bcl-xlong. Granulosa cells from slow growing,...

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