Regulation of the Apaf-1-caspase-9 apoptosome.
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چکیده
caspase-9 apoptosome Shawn B. Bratton1 and Guy S. Salvesen2 1Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, and Center for Molecular and Cellular Toxicology, and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0125, USA 2Program in Apoptosis and Cell Death Research, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA [email protected]; [email protected]
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cell science
دوره 123 Pt 19 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010