Born to be alive: A role for the BCL-2 family in melanoma tumor cell survival, apoptosis, and treatment

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue OCT, 2011, Pages

  Anvekar, Rina A ^a,b   Asciolla, James J ^a,b   Missert, Derek J ^a,b   Chipuk, Jerry E ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BCL 2 family; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Melanoma; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868474450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2011.00034     Document Type: Review

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