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Fol. Biol. 2002, 48, 15-27

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2002048010015

Protooncogene Bcl-2 Induces Apoptosis in Several Cell Lines

M. Kalbáčová, M. Vrbacký, Z. Humlová, Zora Mělková

Department of Pathological Physiology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received June 2001
Accepted September 2001

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