Anti-apoptosis therapy: A way of treating neural degeneration?

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1998, Pages

  Jacobson, Michael D ^a  

^a MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYPOVIRUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 0032482380     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70267-2     Document Type: Article

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