title: Methods for the detection of apoptosis.
abstract: Apoptosis is central to many basic and clinically oriented investigations, and this article is a brief overview of the most frequently utilized methods for detection of apoptotic cells, including the study of morphology, analysis of DNA degradation, DNA end labeling techniques, flow cytometric analysis, and nuclease assays. Features and advantages of the different methods are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for General and Experimental Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Medical School, Austria.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sgonc
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004247:DNA