Immunohistochemical localization of caspase-3, caspase-9 and Bax in U87 glioblastoma xenografts

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Zarnescu, Otilia ^a   Brehar, Felix Mircea ^b   Chivu, Mihaela ^c   Ciurea, Alexandru Vladimir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^b Clinic Hospital Bagdasar Arseni Bucharest   (Romania)

^c STEFAN S NICOLAU INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bax; Caspase 3; Caspase 9; Nude mice; U87 glioblastoma xenograft

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; PROTEIN BAX;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 9; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 56349090962     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-008-9196-8     Document Type: Article

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