In vitro measurement of cell death with the annexin A5 affinity assay

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 363-367

  van Genderen, Hugo ^a   Kenis, Heidi ^a   Lux, Petra ^a   Ungeth, Lisette ^a   Maassen, Cecile ^a   Deckers, Niko ^a   Narula, Jagat ^b   Hofstra, Leo ^a   Reutelingsperger, Chris ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOCORTIN 5; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; METABOLISM;

ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINES; PROPIDIUM;

EID: 34250613948     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.55     Document Type: Article

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