Hydrogen peroxide induces caspase activation and programmed cell death in the amitochondrial Tritrichomonas foetus

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-141

  Mariante, Rafael M ^b,c   Guimarães, Cinthya A ^b,d   Linden, Rafael ^b   Benchimol, Marlene ^a,c  

^a Univ Federal do Rio de Janeiro ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE SANTA ÚRSULA   (Brazil)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Caspase 3 like protein; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogenosomes; Programmed cell death; Tritrichomonas foetus

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; FLAVOPROTEINS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIA; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EUKARYOTA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONADIDA; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0041829044     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-003-0548-x     Document Type: Article

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