Prostaglandin E2 induces apoptosis in resting immature and mature human lymphocytes: A c-Myc-dependent and Bcl-2-independent associated pathway

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1793-1800

  Pica, Francesca ^a   Franzese, Ornella ^a   D'Onofrio, Chiara ^c   Bonmassar, Enzo ^a   Favalli, Cartesio ^b   Garaci, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MYC PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; LYMPHOCYTE; ONCOGENE MYC;

APOPTOSIS; DINOPROSTONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOCYTES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0030302508     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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