Ha-ras oncogene expression abrogates a pH dependent endonuclease activity of apoptosis in normal rat kidney cells

Cancer Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-182

  Ostad, Michael ^a,b   Shu, Wei Ping ^a   Kong, Linda ^a   Liu, Brian C S ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ha ras oncogene; pH dependent endonuclease; Tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA TRANSFECTION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY CELL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE H RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030030707     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(06)80029-7     Document Type: Article

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