Chromatin supraorganization, DNA fragmentation, and cell death in snake erythrocytes

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-27

  Miyamoto, Maristela ^a   Vidal, Benedicto C ^a   Mello, Maria Luiza S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cell death; Chromatin supraorganization; DNA fragmentation; Erythrocytes; Snakes

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROLYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL DEATH; DNA FRAGMENTATION; REPTILES; SINGLE-CELL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CELLS;

DNA FRAGMENT; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FEULGEN STAINING; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; SNAKE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHIDIUM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ROSANILINE DYES; SNAKES; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOTHROPS ALTERNATUS; BOTHROPS JARARACA; CROTALUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 18344390449     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o04-108     Document Type: Article

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