Expression of mitochondrial Apo2.7 molecules and caspase-3 activation in human lymphocytes treated with the ribosome-inhibiting mistletoe lectins and the cell membrane permeabilizing viscotoxins

Cytometry

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Bussing A ^a,c   Vervecken, W ^a   Wagner, M ^b   Wagner, B ^b   Pfuller U ^a   Schletzel, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c Krebsforschung Herdecke   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apo2.7 molecules; Apoptosis; Mistletoe lectins; Necrosis; Viscotoxins

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TOXIN; VISCUM ALBUM LECTIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; LECTINS; LYMPHOCYTES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MISTLETOE; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TIME FACTORS; TOXINS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0342978068     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19991001)37:2<133::AID-CYTO6>3.3.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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