Regulation of caspase activation and apoptosis by cellular zinc fluxes and zinc deprivation: A review

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 272-278

  Chai, Fugui ^a   Truong Tran, Ai Q ^a   Ho, Lien H ^a   Zalewski, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; Mitosis; Zinc; Zinquin

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; ZINC;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ZINC METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BUTYRATES; CASPASES; CELL DIVISION; CHELATING AGENTS; ETHYLENEDIAMINES; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; ZINC;

EID: 0033043178     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.1999.00825.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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