Thymocyte apoptosis by T-2 toxin in vivo in mice is independent of Fas/Fas ligand system

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 210-213

  Alam, M Murshedul ^a   Nagase, Masahiro ^a   Yoshizawa, Takumi ^a   Sakato, Nobuo ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Fas; Fas ligand; T 2 toxin; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; FASL PROTEIN, MOUSE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; T 2 TOXIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; C3H MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MURPHY ROTHS LARGE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE MOUSE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FAS LIGAND PROTEIN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; T-2 TOXIN;

EID: 0033649688     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.210     Document Type: Article

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