Targeted expression of ced-3 and Ice induces programmed cell death in Drosophila

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Shigenaga, Ayako ^a   Funahashi, Yoshimistu ^b   Kimura, Ken Ichi ^c   Kobayakawa, Yoshitaka ^a   Kamada, Shinji ^b   Tsujimoto, Yoshihide ^b   Tanimura, Teiichi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; ced 3; Drosophila; GAL4 UAS system; Ice; Programmed cell death

Indexed keywords

EID: 9844260582     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400254     Document Type: Article

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