Cell death in normal and abnormal development

Congenital Anomalies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-17

  Mirkes, Philip E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Mitochondrial apoptotic pathway; Programmed cell death; Receptor mediated apoptotic pathway; Teratogen induced cell death

Indexed keywords

ALLOGRAFT INFLAMMATORY FACTOR 1; APOPTOTIC PROTEASE ACTIVATING FACTOR 1; BIM PROTEIN; CAD PROTEIN; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 7; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; ENDONUCLEASE G; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN BID; PROTEIN BNIP3; PROTEIN MCL 1; PROTEIN NOXA; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN P63; PROTEIN P73; PUMA PROTEIN; SECOND MITOCHONDRIAL ACTIVATOR OF CASPASE; SERINE PROTEINASE OMI; SURVIVIN; X LINKED INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS;

APOPTOSIS; BIRTH DEFECT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL DEATH; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO GROWTH; FERTILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMB MALFORMATION; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS; TERATOGENICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CASPASES; CELL DEATH; CHICK EMBRYO; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOCHROMES C; EXTREMITIES; FEVER; LIMB DEFORMITIES, CONGENITAL; MICE; TERATOGENS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 38449116409     PISSN: 09143505     EISSN: 17414520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-4520.2007.00175.x     Document Type: Review

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