Major DNA fragmentation is a late event in apoptosis

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 923-934

  Collins, Jae A ^a   Schandl, Cynthia A ^a   Young, Kristy K ^a   Vesely, Josef ^a   Willingham, Mark C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Blebbing; Cell death; DNA fragmentation; Necrosis; Nick translation; Ricin; Taxol; Video time lapse

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PACLITAXEL; RICIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CYTOLYSIS; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NECROSIS; NUCLEOSOME; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030741199     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500702     Document Type: Article

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