Potential role of APRIL as autocrine growth factor for megakaryocytopoiesis

Blood

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3169-3172

  Bonci, Désirée ^a   Hahne, Michael ^a   Felli, Nadia ^a   Peschle, Cesare ^a   De Maria, Ruggero ^a  

^a Dept of Hematology and Oncology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRIL PROTEIN; CD34 ANTIGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEGAKARYOBLAST; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEM CELL; THROMBOCYTOPOIESIS;

EID: 8644243182     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-11-3861     Document Type: Article

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