A biochemical hallmark of apoptosis: Internucleosomal degradation of the genome

Cancer and Metastasis Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 105-119

  Compton, Mark M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; endonuclease; nuclease assay; programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDONUCLEASE; GENE PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; APOPTOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; DNA; ENDONUCLEASES; GENOME; HUMAN; NUCLEOSOMES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0026761580     PISSN: 01677659     EISSN: 15737233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00048058     Document Type: Article

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