Liver regeneration and hepatocarcinogenesis in transforming growth factor-α-targeted mice

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Russell, William E ^a,b   Kaufmann, William K ^c   Sitaric, Silvio ^a   Luetteke, Noreen C ^c   Lee, David C ^c,d  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinogenesis; Diethylnitrosamine; Gene targeting; Liver regeneration; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE TARGETING; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER REGENERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; COCARCINOGENESIS; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029871253     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2744(199603)15:3<183::AID-MC4>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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