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Tissue-Specific Actions of Glucocorticoids on Apoptosis: A Double-Edged Sword

First described for their metabolic and immunosuppressive effects, glucocorticoids are widely prescribed in clinical settings of inflammation. However, glucocorticoids are also potent inducers of apoptosis in many cell types and tissues. This review will focus on the established mechanisms of glucoc...

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Autores principales: Gruver-Yates, Amanda L., Cidlowski, John A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3972684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24709697
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells2020202