A novel method to determine specificity and sensitivity of the TUNEL reaction in the quantitation of apoptosis

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 5 53-5, 2003, Pages

  Kelly, K J ^a   Sandoval, Ruben M ^a   Dunn, Kenneth W ^a   Molitoris, Bruce A ^a   Dagher, Pierre C ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Necrosis; Propidium iodide; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

HOE 33342; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; ISCHEMIA; MALE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037405816     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00353.2002     Document Type: Article

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