Alterations in Bcl-2/Bax protein levels in platelets form part of an ionomycin-induced process that resembles apoptosis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 824-831

  Vanags, Daina M ^a   Orrenius, Sten ^a   Aguilar Santelises, Miguel ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; Platelets; Vesiculation

Indexed keywords

CALPEPTIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IONOMYCIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0031457994     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4813284.x     Document Type: Article

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