Effects of BCL-2 overexpression on the sensitivity of MCF-7 breast cancer cells to ricin, diphtheria and Pseudomonas toxin and immunotoxins

Apoptosis

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-198

  Brinkmann, U ^a   Mansfield, E ^a   Pastan, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cancer therapy; Drug resistance; LMB 7

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013673142     PISSN: 13608185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026468532413     Document Type: Article

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