Calcitonin gene-related peptide enhances apoptosis of thymocytes

Journal of Neuroimmunology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-109

  Sakuta, Hiraki ^a   Inaba, Kayo ^a   Muramatsu, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Calcitonin gene related peptide; cAMP; Mouse; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

1 (5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL) 2 METHYLPIPERAZINE; BUCLADESINE; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYCLIC AMP; DACTINOMYCIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; N (2 GUANIDINOETHYL) 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; SALCATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0030200042     PISSN: 01655728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5728(96)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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