Down-regulation of bcl-2 in AML blasts by all-trans retinoic acid and its relationship to CD34 antigen expression

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 671-675

  Bradbury, D A ^a,b   Aldington, S ^a   Zhu, Y M ^a   Russell, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AML; ATRA; bcl 2; CD34

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; RETINOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029738048     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1838.x     Document Type: Article

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