Leukaemic CD5+ B-cell apoptosis: Co-incidence of cell death and DNA fragmentation with reduced bcl-2 expression

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 950-953

  Tangye, Stuart G ^a   Raison, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

apoptosis; bcl 2; CD5+ B cells; CLL

Indexed keywords

CD5 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029940595     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.427965.x     Document Type: Article

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