Ras-dependent apoptosis correlates with persistent activation of stress-activated protein kinases and induction of isoform(s) of Bcl-x

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 745-755

  Yu, Ker ^a,b   Chen, Ying Nan P ^a   Ravera, Christina P ^a   Bayona, William ^a   Nalin, Carlo M ^a   Mallon, Robert ^a,b  

^a Sandoz Pharma Ltd   (Switzerland)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl x; Ras; SAPK JNK

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000565101     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400295     Document Type: Article

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