Glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis and treatment sensitivity in acute lymphoblastic leukemia of children

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 433-442

  Csoka M ^a   Bocsi, J ^b   Falus, A ^b   Szalai, Cs ^b   Klujber, V ^a   Szende, B ^b   Schuler, D ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Glucocorticoid receptors; Glucocorticoid therapy; Leukemia; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOBLAST; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0030876926     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709028773     Document Type: Article

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