Apparent inhibition of apoptosis by polyamines and aminothiols in DNA fragmentation assays is artifactual

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-330

  Snyder, Ronald D ^a   Vogelpohl, Steven J ^a   Baldwin, Brent L ^a   Deaton, Eric D ^a   Baden, Eric ^a   Carter, Julia H ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminothiol; Apoptosis; DNA fragmentation assay; Polyamines; WR1065

Indexed keywords

2 (3 AMINOPROPYLAMINO)ETHANETHIOL; 4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; AMINOTHIOL; DNA FRAGMENT; POLYAMINE; POLYCATION;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL LYSATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PROTECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029794535     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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