Proprotein Convertase Furin Regulates Apoptosis and Proliferation of Granulosa Cells in the Rat Ovary

Xiaokui Yang; Qingxin Wang; Zhiying Gao; Zhi Zhou; Sha Peng; Wen-Lin Chang; Hai-Yan Lin; Weiyuan Zhang; Hongmei Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050479

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Proprotein Convertase Furin Regulates Apoptosis and Proliferation of Granulosa Cells in the Rat Ovary

Xiaokui Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaokui Yang, Qingxin Wang, Zhiying Gao

Affiliation Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Qingxin Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaokui Yang, Qingxin Wang, Zhiying Gao

Affiliations Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhiying Gao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xiaokui Yang, Qingxin Wang, Zhiying Gao

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Zhi Zhou,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Sha Peng,

Affiliation Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Wen-Lin Chang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Hai-Yan Lin,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Weiyuan Zhang ,

* E-mail: wanghm@ioz.ac.cn (HW); zhangwy9921@hotmail.com (WZ)

Affiliation Department of Human Reproductive Medicine, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Hongmei Wang

* E-mail: wanghm@ioz.ac.cn (HW); zhangwy9921@hotmail.com (WZ)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Proprotein Convertase Furin Regulates Apoptosis and Proliferation of Granulosa Cells in the Rat Ovary

Xiaokui Yang,
Qingxin Wang,
Zhiying Gao,
Zhi Zhou,
Sha Peng,
Wen-Lin Chang,
Hai-Yan Lin,
Weiyuan Zhang,
Hongmei Wang

Published: February 13, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050479

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