The role of Caspase 3 and Bclx(L) in the action of interleukin 7 (IL-7): A survival factor in activated human T cells

Cytokine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 662-668

  Amos, Claire L ^a   Woetmann, Anders ^c   Nielsen, Mette ^c   Geisler, Carsten ^c   Ødum, Niels ^c   Brown, Barry L ^a   Dobson, Pauline R M ^b  

^a Institute for Cancer Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bclx(L); Caspase 3; IL 7

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 7; MITOGENIC AGENT; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0032168545     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1998.0351     Document Type: Article

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