Expression of Bfl-1 in normal and tumor tissues: Bfl-1 overexpression in cancer is attributable to its preferential expression in infiltrating inflammatory cells

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 723-728

  Jung Ha, Haesook ^b   Kim, Daesoo ^b   Lee, Seong Beom ^b   Hong, Seok Il ^b   Park, Sun Yang ^b   Huh, Juryung ^b   Kim, Chul Woo ^b   Kim, Sung Sook ^b   Lee, Youngsun ^b   Choi, Sun Shim ^b   Shin, Hee Sup ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bfl 1; Eosinophil; Germinal center; Neutrophil; Stomach cancer; Tumor infiltrating cells

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BFL 1; PROTEIN P53; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; TUMOR ASSOCIATED LEUKOCYTE;

EID: 13144249134     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90282-9     Document Type: Article

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