The 3a protein of SARS-coronavirus induces apoptosis in vero E6 cells

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 7482-7485

  Waye, Mary M Y ^a   Law, Patrick T W ^a   Wong, Chi Hang ^a   Au, Thomas C C ^a   Chuck, Chi Pang ^a   Kong, Siu Kai ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a   To, Ka Fai ^a   Lo, Anthony W I ^a   Chan, Judy Y W ^a   Suen, Yick Keung ^a   Chan, H Y Edwin ^a   Fung, Kwok Pui ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a   Tsui, Stephen K W ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM (ER); LYMPHOPENIA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME (SARS); VIRAL INFECTION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 33846906968     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616242     Document Type: Conference Paper

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