Towards an understanding of the malignant transformation of diploid human fibroblasts

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 273-291

  Justin McCormick, J ^a   Maher, Veronica M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Derivation of transformed human cell lines; Human fibroblast transformation; Review

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; HLA ANTIGEN; ISOENZYME; RADIOISOTOPE;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOLOGY; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIFESPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

CARCINOGENS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FIBROBLASTS; HUMAN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023898298     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(88)90209-6     Document Type: Article

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