Effects of microinjection of synthetic Bcl-2 domain peptides on apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells

American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 1 52-1, 2002, Pages

  Peherstorfer, Elisabeth ^a   Mayer, Bernd ^b   Boehm, Stefan ^b   Lukas, Arno ^b   Hauser, Peter ^a   Mayer, Gert ^c   Oberbauer, Rainer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apoptosis regulation; B cell lymphoma leukemia 2; Bak; Bax; Synthetic peptides

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN BCL 2; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; TACROLIMUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036082273     PISSN: 1931857X     EISSN: 15221466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00317.2001     Document Type: Article

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