Antileukemic effect of interferon-α is mediated through down-modulation of E2F activity

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages 446-448

  Furukawa, Yusuke ^a   Iwase, Satsuki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUDI CELL; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOBLASTOID CELL LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030810715     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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