Apoptosis and its pathway in X gene-transfected HepG2 cells

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 28, 2005, Pages 4326-4331

  Lin, Na ^a   Chen, Hong Ying ^a   Li, Dan ^a   Zhang, Sheng Jun ^a   Cheng, Zhi Xin ^a   Wang, Xiao Zhong ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Bcl xL; c myc; Fas; FasL; HBx; HepG2; Transfect

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL XL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; UPREGULATION;

EID: 23244451802     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4326     Document Type: Article

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