[Specificity of morphological changes and DNA degradation in the Ehrlich ascite carcinoma cells exposed to various damaging agents].

Using the Ehrlich ascite carcinoma cells, exposed to oxidative stress, heat shock, cytochalasin B, vinblastine, Triton X-100 and energy starvation, morphological changes, DNA degradation, and form of cell death were investigated. A rather clear specificity of cell morphology, characteristic of apoptosis, was revealed for the most of treatments, including membrane blebs, chromatin condensation and apoptotic body formation. Karyorhexis was not common for the examined cells.