The mechanisms of pyknosis: Hypercondensation and death

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 214-222

  Burgoyne, L A ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Avian erythrocyte; Chromatin; Histones; Necrosis; Pyknosis

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HISTONE; NUCLEASE; STAUROSPORINE; TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; ERYTHROCYTE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033541403     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1999.4406     Document Type: Article

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