Activin a inhibits growth and hexamethylene bisacetamide-induced differentiation in human retinoblastoma Y-79 cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 269-272

  Zhang, Zhong ^a   Batres, Yasir ^a   Ying, Shao Yao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activin; Differentiation; HMBA; Proliferation; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CELL RECEPTOR; HEXAMETHYLENEBISACETAMIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOBLASTOMA;

ACETAMIDES; ACTIVINS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIA, SERUM-FREE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; RETINOBLASTOMA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029968367     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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