Separation of germ cell apoptosis from toxin-induced cell death by necrosis using in situ end-labeling histochemistry after glutaraldehyde fixation

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 487-493

  Sinha Hikim, A P ^a   Lue, Y ^a   Swerdloff, R S ^a  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA fragmentation; Fixation; Germ cells; Immunocytochemistry; Rat; Testis

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GERM CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030763234     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(97)80034-1     Document Type: Article

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