The caspase family of cysteine proteases

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 478-490

  Thornberry, Nancy A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GENE PRODUCT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DEATH; HOMEOSTASIS; MAMMAL; NEMATODE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030838164     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a011625     Document Type: Review

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