Dehydroepiandrosterone induces apoptosis of thymocyte through Fas/Fas-L pathway

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1467-1475

  Liang, Jun ^a   Yao, Genhong ^a   Yang, Linsong ^a   Hou, Yayi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Thymocyte

Indexed keywords

FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; PRASTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 4444259386     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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