TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Suicide transport: destruction of neurons by retrograde transport of ricin, abrin, and modeccin
JO  - Science
A1  - Wiley, R. G.
A1  - Blessing, W. W.
A1  - Reis, D. J.
SP  - 889
EP  - 890
VL  - 216
IS  - 4548
N2  - Certain toxic lectins, including ricin, are retrogradely transported along neuronal processes to the cell body where they inactivate ribosomes, resulting in neuronal death. This process of "suicide transport" suggests a powerful new experimental strategy for solving neurobiological problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-8075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -