Ultrastructural identification of apoptotic nuclei using the TUNEL technique

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 275-281

  Sanders, Esmond J ^a   Wride, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; LIMB BUD; NEURAL TUBE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BIOTIN; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHICK EMBRYO; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; DEOXYURACIL NUCLEOTIDES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029951889     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02409015     Document Type: Article

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