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Research Article

Pro-oxidant Treatment of Human Prostate Carcinoma (DU145) Induces Autoschizis Cell Death: Autophagosomes Build up out of Injured Endomembranes and Mitochondria

, MSc, EdM, DSc, , PhD & , MD, PhD
Pages 315-328 | Received 16 Mar 2014, Accepted 19 May 2014, Published online: 23 Jun 2014

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