Inhibition of c-myc expression induces apoptosis of WEHI 231 murine B cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 5015-5025

  Wu, Min ^a   Arsura, Marcello ^a   Bellas, Robert E ^a   FitzGerald, Mark J ^a   Lee, Hayyoung ^a   Schauer, Stephanie L ^a   Sherr, David H ^a   Sonenshein, Gail E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; ONCOPROTEIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TOSYLPHENYLALANYL CHLOROMETHYL KETONE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0029740339     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.9.5015     Document Type: Article

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