Early B-cell factor (EBF) down-regulates immunoglobulin heavy chain intron enhancer function in a plasmacytoma cell line

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-92

  Akerblad P ^a   Sigvardsson, M ^a   Leanderson, T ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRON; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029948232     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1996.d01-283.x     Document Type: Article

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