Apoptosis, in human monocytic THP.1 cells, results in the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria prior to their ultracondensation, formation of outer membrane discontinuities and reduction in inner membrane potential

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 953-962

  Zhuang, Jianguo ^a   Dinsdale, David ^a   Cohen, Gerald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Cytochrome c; Mitochondrial discontinuities; Mitochondrial ultracondensation

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME C; ETOPOSIDE; LAMIN B; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MONOCYTE; OUTER MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION;

EID: 0031795088     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400440     Document Type: Article

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