The role of apoptotic cell death and bcl-2 protein expression in dermatomyositis

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 413-416

  Adler, Silke ^a,b   Zettl, Heike ^a   Brück, Wolfgang ^b   Zimmermann, Regina ^a   Zettl, Uwe K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Dermatomyositis; T cells

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTO ONCOGENE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0030886008     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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