The expression of Bcl-2 family proteins and spontaneous apoptosis in laryngeal carcinomas

Oncology Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 273-280

  Chen, George G ^a   Vlantis, Alexander C ^a   Chak, Ernest C W ^a   Han, Ching Liu ^a   Tong, Michael C F ^a   Van Hasselt, Charles A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bak; Bax; Differentiation; Laryngeal cancer; Laryngeal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN BAK; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARYNX CANCER; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 34147172285     PISSN: 09650407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/000000006783981044     Document Type: Article

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