Gap-junction protein gene suppresses tumorigenicity

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1073-1075

  Rose, Birgit ^a   Mehta, Parmender P ^a   Loewenstein, Werner R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GROWTH REGULATION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HEART; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; RATS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0027212791     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/14.5.1073     Document Type: Article

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