Mercuric chloride-induced apoptosis is dependent on protein synthesis

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-195

  Goering, Peter L ^a   Thomas, Delma ^a   Rojko, Jennifer L ^b   Lucas, Anne D ^a  

^a Ctr Devices Radiological Hlth   (United States)

^b CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cycloheximide; Flow cytometry; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DNA FRAGMENT; MERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKEMIA L 5178 Y; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032912476     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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