Raf-1 kinase regulates intestinal epithelial cell survival in response to pro-inflammatory stimuli

The maintenance of the intestinal epithelium is dependent upon controlled regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis, or programmed cell death. Dysregulation of either of these processes can compromise the integrity of the intestinal epithelium leading to the development of inflammatory bowel di...

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Main Author: Edelblum, Karen Leigh
Other Authors: Susan R. Wente
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03242008-133614/