Mechanism of apoptosis induced by a lysosomotropic agent, L-leucyl-L- leucine methyl ester

Apoptosis

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 357-362

  Uchimoto, Takayuki ^a   Nohara, Hiroyuki ^a   Kamehara, Rieko ^a   Iwamura, Michiko ^a   Watanabe, Naoko ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshiro ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Caspase 3; DNA fragmentation; LeuLeuOMe; Lysosome

Indexed keywords

LEUCYLLEUCINE METHYL ESTER;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032728949     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009695221038     Document Type: Article

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