DNA fragmentation in apoptosis

Cell Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-211

  Zhang, Jian Hua ^a   Xu, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DFF; DNA fragmentation; Endonucleases

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA FRAGMENTATION FACTOR, HUMAN; ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CHROMOSOME; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CHROMOSOMES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENDONUCLEASES; HUMANS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0034279897     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290049     Document Type: Review

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