Mitogenic stimulation of normal and oncogene-transformed human thyroid epithelial cells by hepatocyte growth factor

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 247-251

  Eccles, Neil ^a   Ivan, Mircea ^a   Wynford Thomas, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epithelium; HGF; Met; Ret; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

MITOGENIC AGENT; SCATTER FACTOR; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID CELL;

EID: 0029924321     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(95)03757-8     Document Type: Article

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