Programmed cell death and the caspases

APMIS

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-79

  Salvesen, Guy S ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspase; IAP; Programmed cell death; Zymogen

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; ENZYME PRECURSOR;

APOPTOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033066510     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1999.tb01528.x     Document Type: Review

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