Apoptosis without caspases: An inefficient molecular guillotine?

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 497-507

  Borner, Christoph ^a   Monney, Laurent ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2; C. elegans; Caspase independent; ced genes; Cytochrome c; Drosophila; Mitochondria; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE INHIBITOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033047235     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400525     Document Type: Review

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