Biochemical and kinetic characterization of the glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of immature CD4+CD8+ thymocytes

International Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1807-1817

  Ivanov, Vladimir N ^a   Nikolić Žugić, Janko ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Corticosteroids; Proteasome; Thymocytes; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CASPASE INHIBITOR; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IONOMYCIN; LACTACYSTIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN BCL 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; THYMOCYTE; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0031650035     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/10.12.1807     Document Type: Article

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