Quantitative comparison of in situ methods for detecting apoptosis induced by X-ray irradiation in mouse thymus

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 823-830

  Fujita, K ^a,b   Ohyama, H ^c   Yamada, T ^a,b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOMEOSTASIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THYMUS; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0031422897     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026433605986     Document Type: Article

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