Multimeric α-lactalbumin from human milk induces apoptosis through a direct effect on cell nuclei

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Håkansson, Anders ^a   Andréasson, Jesper ^a   Zhivotovsky, Boris ^b   Karpman, Diana ^a   Orrenius, Sten ^b   Svanborg, Catharina ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Human milk; Nuclear targeting; Tumor; lactalbumin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTALBUMIN; CALCIUM ION; DNA FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MILK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037584357     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4265     Document Type: Article

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