bcl-x Exhibits regulated expression during B cell development and activation and modulates lymphocyte survival in transgenic mice

Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 381-391

  Grillot, Didier A M ^a   Merino, Ramón ^a   Pena, John C ^b   Fanslow, William C ^c   Finkelman, Fred D ^d   Thompson, Craig B ^b   Núñez, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c AMGEN INC   (United States)

^d Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ETIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REGULATOR GENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BCL-X PROTEIN; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SPLEEN;

EID: 0029670773     PISSN: 00221007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1084/jem.183.2.381     Document Type: Article

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