Neither caspase-3 nor DNA fragmentation factor is required for high molecular weight DNA degradation in apoptosis

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 887, Issue , 1999, Pages 48-59

  Walker, P Roy ^a   Leblanc, Julie ^a   Carson, Christine ^a   Ribecco, Maria ^a   Sikorska, Marianna ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; DNA FRAGMENT; ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEINASE;

APOPTOSIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL TYPE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEOSOME;

EID: 0033373626     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07921.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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