In vivo 5-flourouracil-induced apoptosis on murine thymocytes: Involvement of FAS, Bax and Caspase3

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 411-422

  Aquino Esperanza, Jose A ^a   Aguirre, Maria V ^a   Aispuru, Gualberto R ^a   Lettieri, Carolina N ^a   Juaristi, Julian A ^a   Alvarez, Mirta A ^a   Brandan, Nora Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL NORDESTE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

5 FU; Apoptosis; Bax; Caspase 3; FAS; Murine thymus

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; FAS ANTIGEN; FLUORESCENT DYE; FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN BAX; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIMETABOLITE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL INTERACTION; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAINING; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MURINAE; MUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 50249173342     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9056-z     Document Type: Article

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