Activation of apoptosis pathways by granzyme B

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-274

  Greenberg, Arnold H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cdc2 kinase; cdk; CPP32; Cytotoxic T lymphocyte; Granzyme B; ICE; Interleukin 1 converting enzyme; Natural killer cell; Perforin

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; GRANZYME B; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; PERFORIN;

APOPTOSIS; CELL GRANULE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029794386     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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