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    Cation channels trigger apoptotic death of erythrocytes

    Erythrocytes are devoid of mitochondria and nuclei and were considered unable to undergo apoptosis. As shown recently, however, the Ca2+-ionophore ionomycin triggers breakdown of phosphatidylserine asymmetry (lea...

    K S Lang, C Duranton, H Poehlmann, S Myssina, C Bauer in Cell Death & Differentiation (2003)