Fas/CD95 deficiency in ApcMin/+ mice increases intestinal tumor burden.
Fas, a member of the tumor necrosis family, is responsible for initiating the apoptotic pathway when bound to its ligand, Fas-L. Defects in the Fas-mediated apoptotic pathway have been reported in colorectal cancer.In the present study, a variant of the Apc(Min/+) mouse, a model for the human condit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-02-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2816700?pdf=render |