Apoptosis of ventricular myocytes: A means to an end

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-13

  Regula, Kelly M ^a,b   Kirshenbaum, Lorrie A ^a,b  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell Death; Hypoxia; Mitochondria; Ventricular myocytes

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CASPASE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; CYTOCHROME C; ENZYME PRECURSOR; PROTEIN BCL 2; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL FATE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 11144287220     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2004.11.003     Document Type: Review

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