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Apoptosis in Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype.
Journal of basic microbiology - 1 Jul 2017
Baig Abdul M, Lalani Salima, Khan Naveed A
Abstract excerpt
Here we describe features of apoptosis in unicellular Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype. When exposed to apoptosis-inducing compounds such as doxorubicin, A. castellanii trophozoites exhibited cell shrinkage and membrane blebbing as observed microscopically, DNA fragmentation using agarose gel electrophoresis, and phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization using annexin V immunostaining. Overall,...
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