Lens epithelial cells express CD95 and CD95 ligand treatment induces cell death and DNA fragmentation in vitro

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Hueber, Arno ^a   Eichholtz, C D ^a   Kociok, N ^a   Esser, J M ^a   Esser, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; CD95 ligand; Lens epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; DNA; LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL DEATH; DRUG ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; COMET ASSAY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LENS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMET ASSAY; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; SWINE;

EID: 0042132038     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067210301300301     Document Type: Article

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