Autophagy paradox and ceramide

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Volumn 1841, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 783-792

  Jiang, Wenhui ^a,b   Ogretmen, Besim ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Cell death; Ceramide; Mitophagy; Sphingolipid

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE;

AUTOPHAGY; AUTOPHAGY PARADOX; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR PROMOTION;

AUTOPHAGY; CELL DEATH; CERAMIDE; MITOPHAGY; SPHINGOLIPID;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CERAMIDES; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84897954412     PISSN: 13881981     EISSN: 18792618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.09.005     Document Type: Review

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