Citrinin induces apoptosis in mouse embryonic stem cells

IUBMB Life

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-179

  Chan, Wen Hsiung ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcium; Caspase; Citrinin; Nitric oxide; ROS

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CITRININ; CYTOCHROME C; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; NITRIC OXIDE; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE 2; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; P21 ACTIVATED KINASE;

APOPTOSIS; BLASTOCYST; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; CALCIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CITRININ; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; P21-ACTIVATED KINASES; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 44049089972     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iub.30     Document Type: Review

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