Internucleosomal DNA fragmentation in apoptotic myocytes

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2431-2434

  Linfert, Douglas R ^a   Chen, Chunguang ^a   Ma, Lilie ^a   Lai, Tianjie ^a   Tsongalis, Gregory J ^a  

^a HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031436231     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/43.12.2431     Document Type: Article

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