Molecular mechanism of apoptosis induced by ricin in HeLa cells

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 243-248

  Yong Hua, Gan ^a,b   Shuang Qing, Peng ^a   Hong Ying, Liu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^b Univ of Agric and Animal Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell cycle; Cysteine proteinases; Electron microscopy; Flow cytometry; HeLa cells; Ricin; Scanning electron microscopy; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; RICIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL;

APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASES; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME PRECURSORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; RICIN;

EID: 0343729921     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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