The avian transcription factor c-Rel is induced and translocates into the nucleus of thymocytes undergoing apoptosis

Cell Death and Differentiation

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 413-422

  Huguet, Christelle ^a   Mattot, Virginie ^a   Bouali, Fatima ^a   Stéhelin, Dominique ^a   Vandenbunder, Bernard ^a   Abbadie, Corinne ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Avian thymus; Rel NF B; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001056204     PISSN: 13509047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400259     Document Type: Article

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