Detection of caspase activation in situ by fluorochrome-labeled caspase inhibitors

BioTechniques

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 608-616

  Amstad, P A ^a   Yu, G ^a   Johnson, G L ^a   Lee, B W ^a   Dhawan, S ^a   Phelps, D J ^a  

^a Intergen Discovery Products   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DERIVATIVES; ENZYME INHIBITION; FLUORESCENCE; KETONES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

APOPTOSIS;

ENZYMES;

CAMPTOTHECIN; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CASPASE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 7; CASPASE INHIBITOR; FLUOROCHROME; PROTEINASE; STAUROSPORINE;

AFFINITY LABELING; APOPTOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; REVIEW;

EID: 0034850207     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/01313pf01     Document Type: Review

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