Bcl-x rather than Bcl-2 mediates CD40-dependent centrocyte survival in the germinal center

Blood

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1359-1364

  Tuscano, Joseph M ^b   Druey, Kirk M ^b   Riva, Agostino ^b   Pena, John ^b   Thompson, Craig B ^b   Kehrl, John H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL X; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CELL SELECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONSIL;

EID: 0029819465     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v88.4.1359.bloodjournal8841359     Document Type: Article

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