Emerging roles of caspase-3 in apoptosis

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-104

  Porter, Alan G ^a   Jänicke, Reiner U ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Apoptotic morphology; Caspase 3; Cytochrome c; DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; DNA; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FODRIN; GELSOLIN;

APOPTOSIS; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DNA DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0344142396     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400476     Document Type: Review

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