Role of ICE-related and other proteases in Fas-mediated apoptosis

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-184

  Schulze Osthoff, Klaus ^a   Bauer, Manuel K A ^a   Vogt, Markus ^a   Los, Marek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

APO 1; CPP 32; Fas; ICE; PARP; Proteases

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; FAS ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029948969     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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