Fas-mediated apoptosis with normal expression of bcl-2 and p53 in lymphocytes from aplastic anaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 698-703

  Callera, Fernando ^a   Garcia, Aglair B ^a   Falcåo, Roberto P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aplastic anaemia; Apoptosis; bcl 2; Fas receptor; Flow cytometry; P53

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REMISSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; APOPTOSIS; CHILD; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, BCL-2; GENES, P53; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031881380     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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