Involvement of ceramide in hyperosmotic shock-induced death of erythrocytes
Involvement of ceramide in hyperosmotic shock-induced death of erythrocytes
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Lang, K S , Myssina, S , Brand, V , Sandu, C , Lang, P A , Berchtold, S , Huber, S M , Lang, F and Wieder, T
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Erythrocytes lack nuclei and mitochondria, the organelles important for apoptosis of nucleated cells. However, following increase of cytosolic Ca
2+
activity, erythrocytes undergo cell shrinkage, cell membrane blebbing and breakdown of phosphatidylserine asymmetry, all features typical for apoptosis in nucleated cells. The same events are obs...
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Involvement of ceramide in hyperosmotic shock-induced death of erythrocytes
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_217717996
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_217717996
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1350-9047
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1476-5403
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10.1038/sj.cdd.4401311
