Induction of hepatoma cell apoptosis by c-myc requires zinc and occurs in the absence of DNA fragmentation

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 1 33-1, 1996, Pages

  Xu, Jun ^a   Xu, Yang ^a   Nguyen, Quynh ^a   Novikoff, Phyllis M ^a   Czaja, Mark J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; liver

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; METALLOTHIONEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0030051257     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.270.1.g60     Document Type: Article

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