Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication by barbiturates in long-term primary cultured rat hepatocytes is correlated with liver tumour promoting activity

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2119-2124

  Ren, Ping ^a   Ruch, Randall J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOBARBITAL; BARBITAL; BARBITURIC ACID; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TUMOR PROMOTION;

ANIMALS; BARBITURATES; CARCINOGENS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 0029802703     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/17.10.2119     Document Type: Article

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