Macrophages are involved in DNA degradation of apoptotic cells in murine thymus after administration of hydrocortisone

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 104-112

  Odaka, C ^a   Mizuochi, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; DNA degradation; Macrophages; Thymus

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE II; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HYDROLYSIS; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0036162988     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400941     Document Type: Article

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