Decreased growth rate and tumour formation of human anaplastic thyroid carcinoma cells transfected with a human thyrotropin receptor cDNA in NMRI nude mice treated with propylthiouracil

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 143-151

  Gustavsson, Bengt ^a   Hermansson, Annika ^a   Andersson, Ann Catrin ^a   Grimelius, Lars ^a   Bergh, Jonas ^a   Westermark, Bengt ^a   Heldin, Nils Erik ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaplastic carcinoma; Growth; Nude mouse; Thyroid; Thyrotropin receptor

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IODINE 125; NEOMYCIN; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE; TRITIUM;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030576567     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-7207(96)03859-2     Document Type: Article

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