Autophagy and toxins: A matter of life or death

Current Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-251

  Mestre, M B ^a   Colombo, M I ^a  

^a Instituto de Histologia y Embriologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Intracellular pathogens; Lc3; Pore forming toxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874841702     PISSN: 15665240     EISSN: 18755666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1566524011313020002     Document Type: Review

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