Apoptosis and Bcl-2 family proteins, taken to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 711-727

  Zeng, Huihui ^a   Kong, Xianglong ^a   Peng, Hong ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Cai, Shan ^a   Luo, Hong ^a   Chen, Ping ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2 family proteins; COPD

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 9; CYTOCHROME C; FAS ASSOCIATED DEATH DOMAIN PROTEIN; PROCASPASE 8; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL;

APOPTOSIS; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CYTOSOL; EMPHYSEMA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MACROPHAGE; MEDLINE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; LUNG; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84864245915     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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