Transcriptional upregulation of tgf-α by phenylacetate and phenylbutyrate is associated with differentiation of human melanoma cells

Cytokine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 449-456

  Liu, Lei ^a   Hudgins, W Robert ^a   Miller, Alexandra C ^a   Chen, Li Chaun ^a   Samid, Dvorit ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic fatty acids; Cell differentiation; Human melanoma; Tgf

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029040317     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1995.0061     Document Type: Article

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