Gamma-glutamyltransferase, H2O2-induced apoptosis and expression of catalase

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 991-

  Pompella, Alfonso ^a   Paolicchi, Aldo ^a   Corti, Alessandro ^a   Franzini, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ONCOPROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; DNA DAMAGE; GENE MUTATION; LETTER; ONCOGENE K RAS; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE;

APOPTOSIS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RAS PROTEINS;

EID: 84875249086     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.09.005     Document Type: Letter

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