Autophagy in the light of sphingolipid metabolism

Apoptosis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 658-670

  Harvald, Eva Bang ^a   Olsen, Anne Sofie Braun ^a   Færgeman, Nils J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Ceramide; Sphingolipids; Sphingosine 1 phosphate; TOR

Indexed keywords

SPHINGOLIPID;

ANIMAL; AUTOPHAGY; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE FUSION; METABOLISM; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE FUSION; SPHINGOLIPIDS;

EID: 84939979972     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: 1573675X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10495-015-1108-2     Document Type: Review

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