In vitro investigation of the apoptotic effect of heparin on lymphoblasts by using flow cytometric DNA analysis and fluorometric caspase-3 and -8 activities

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 803-808

  Erduran, Erol ^a   Deger, Orhan ^a   Albayrak, Davut ^b   Tekelioglu, Yavuz ^a   Ozdemir, Tugba ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; HEPARIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOBLAST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 8; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUOROMETRY; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 36249012577     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2007.0609     Document Type: Article

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