Apoptosis induced by microinjection of cytochrome c is caspase-dependent and is inhibited by Bcl-2

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 660-668

  Brustugun, Odd T ^a   Fladmark, Kari E ^a   Døskeland, Stein O ^a   Orrenius, Sten ^b   Zhivotovsky, Boris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Caspase; Cytochrome c; Microinjection

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; ENZYME; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CELL VOLUME; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CLONE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; MICROINJECTION; MITOCHONDRION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031845008     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400399     Document Type: Article

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