Lack of growth inhibition or enhancement of gap junctional intercellular communication and connexin43 expression by β-carotene in murine lung epithelial cells in vitro

Cancer Letters

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-40

  Banoub, Rita W ^a   Fernstrom, Martha ^a   Ruch, Randall J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phenotype; Differentiation; Intercellular junctions

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CONNEXIN 43;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMOPREVENTION; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIUM; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0030581604     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(96)04367-4     Document Type: Article

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