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

• Main Authors: Flavell Richard A (Author), Gonçalves Paulo Bayard D (Author), Matikainen Tiina (Author), Lynch Maureen P (Author), Pru James K (Author), Carambula Silvia F (Author), Tilly Jonathan L (Author), Rueda Bo R (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2003-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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_2α(PGF_2α) or FAS regulated lutea...