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- noun the process of making something, such as a
membrane orcell wall ,permeable - often through the use ofsurfactants
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The presence of pore-like structures under TEM suggests that the cytotoxic mechanism may include permeabilization of extracellular and/or intracellular membranes
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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In brief, sections were first rehydrated, then microwaved in 0.01 M sodium citrate buffer, followed by permeabilization with
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ji-Hyeon Lee et al. 2010
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Hence, this method based on MOMP (mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization) is an interesting screening tool, tailored for identifying Bcl-2 antagonists with selective toxicity profile against cancer cell mitochondria but devoid of toxicity against healthy mitochondria.
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HT61-induced cytoplasmic membrane permeabilization determined by the DiSC3 (5) assay.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Yanmin Hu et al. 2010
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Mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) is often required for activation of the caspase proteases that cause apoptotic cell death.
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Mitochondrial inner and outer membrane permeabilization were systematically investigated in cancer cell mitochondria versus non-cancerous mitochondria.
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The permeabilization of mitochondrial membranes is a decisive event in apoptosis or necrosis culminating in cell death.
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Non-specific interactions were suppressed with 5% fetal bovine serum (FBS) in permeabilization buffer (0.2% tween-20, 0.5% Triton X-100 in PBS pH 7.0) for 30 minutes and then samples were incubated with primary antibodies anti-PLN 1D11 and anti-COP I in permeabilization buffer.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Parveen Sharma et al. 2010
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One fundamental mechanism by which such permeabilization events occur is the calcium-induced mitochondrial permeability transition.
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The presence of pore-like structures under TEM suggests that the cytotoxic mechanism may include permeabilization of extracellular and/or intracellular membranes
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Carlene S. Starck et al. 2010
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