O6-Alkylguanine DNA lesions trigger apoptosis

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 369-372

  Meikrantz, William ^a   Bergom, Michael A ^a   Memisoglu, Asli ^a   Samson, Leona ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CARMUSTINE; DNA; GUANINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; GAMMA RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARMUSTINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMMA RAYS; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0031594543     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/19.2.369     Document Type: Article

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