Possible mechanism for hepatitis B virus X gene to induce apoptosis of hepatocytes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 28, 2005, Pages 4351-4356

  Zhang, Sheng Jun ^a   Chen, Hong Ying ^a   Chen, Zhi Xin ^a   Wang, Xiao Zhong ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Gene expression; Hepatitis B virus; X gene

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CLONING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 23244459453     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i28.4351     Document Type: Article

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