Increased caspase-3 and altered expression of apoptosis-associated proteins, Bcl-2 and Bax in lichen planus

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-395

  Abdel Latif, A M ^a   Abuel Ela, H A ^b   El Shourbagy, S H ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EPITHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; BIOPSY; CASPASE 3; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; SKIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62449189372     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03029.x     Document Type: Article

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