IFIBYNE   05513
INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGIA, BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Y NEUROCIENCIAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Glucocorticoid receptor regulates bcl-x expression in leukemic cells
Autor/es:
M. SILBERMINS; A. PECCI; L. ROCHA VIEGAS
Lugar:
Bariloche
Reunión:
Simposio; The Second South American Spring Symposium in Signal Transduction and Molecular Medicine” (SISTAM 2012); 2012
Resumen:
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