The role of calcium in the regulation of apoptosis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 357-366

  McConkey, David J ^a   Orrenius, Sten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; ENDONUCLEASE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031581060     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.7409     Document Type: Review

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