Methods for detecting autophagy and determining autophagy-induced cell death

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-295

  Chen, Yongqiang ^a   Azad, Meghan B ^a   Gibson, Spencer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagic cell death; Autophagy; Cell death; Mitotic cell death; Necrosis

Indexed keywords

2 MORPHOLINO 8 PHENYLCHROMONE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BAFILOMYCIN A1; BENZYLOXYCARBONYLVALYLALANYLASPARTYL FLUOROMETHYL KETONE; CHLOROQUINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PEPSTATIN; WORTMANNIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRESS; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 77950886468     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Y10-010     Document Type: Review

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