The spread of apoptosis through gap-junctional channels in BHK cells transfected with Cx32

Apoptosis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1019-1029

  Udawatte, C ^a   Ripps, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Annexin V; Apoptosis; BHK cells; Bystander cell death; Caspase activity; Connexin32; Cytochrome C; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Transfection; TUNEL staining

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CONNEXIN 32; CYTOCHROME C; LIPOCORTIN 5;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL ASSAY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRAIN BHK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CARBENOXOLONE; CASPASES; CELL LINE; CONNEXINS; CRICETINAE; CYTOCHROMES C; DEXTRANS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; ISOQUINOLINES; OCTANOLS; RHODAMINES; TRANSFECTION;

CRICETINAE;

EID: 24644508371     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-005-0776-8     Document Type: Article

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