Overexpression of the anti-apoptotic oncogene, bcl-2, in the thymus does not prevent thymic atrophy induced by estradiol or 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 200-210

  Staples, J Erin ^a   Fiore, Nancy C ^a   Frazier Jr , Donald E ^b,c   Gasiewicz, Thomas A ^b   Silverstone, Allen E ^a,d  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d SUNY HSC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ONCOGENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; THYMUS ATROPHY;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 0031723485     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1998.8446     Document Type: Article

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