Cancer Letters
Volume 225, Issue 1 , Pages 85-92 , 8 July 2005

Interferon (IFN)-β induces apoptotic cell death in DHL-4 diffuse large B cell lymphoma cells through tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)

Received 22 November 2004 ,Revised 30 November 2004 ,Accepted 30 November 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.11.054

Cancer Letters
Volume 225, Issue 1 , Pages 85-92 , 8 July 2005