Opposite regulation of XIAP and Smac/DIABLO in the rat endometrium in response to 17β-estradiol at estrus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>During rat estrous cycle, the endometrium proliferates in response to sex steroids and specific endometrial epithelial cells undergo apoptosis in absence of embryonic factors. The central executioner of apoptosis is a family of aspartic acid-specific cysteine pro...

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Main Authors: Asselin Eric, Shooner Carl, Dery Marie-Claude, Leblanc Valerie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-08-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Online Access:http://www.RBEj.com/content/1/1/59