Effects of glutathione-related compounds on increased caspase-3 and caspase-6-like activities in ricin-treated U937 cells

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 202-205

  Sadakata, Noriko ^a   Oda, Tatsuya ^a   Komatsu, Nobukazu ^a   Muramatsu, Tsuyoshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Caspases; Glutathione; Ricin

Indexed keywords

CASP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CASP6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; RICIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN U937; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASES; CYSTEINE; CYSTINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; HUMANS; RICIN; U937 CELLS;

EID: 0033650921     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.202     Document Type: Article

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