Molecules in focus bax. The pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member, bax

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 647-650

  Brady, Hugh J M ^a   Gil Gómez, Gabriel ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl 2

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN P53; BAX PROTEIN, HUMAN; ONCOPROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL CYCLE; LIPID BILAYER; LYMPHOID CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

MUS MUSCULUS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2;

EID: 0032087882     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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