Induction of iNOS mRNA by interferon-gamma in epithelial cells is associated with growth arrest and differentiation

Cancer Letters

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 93-96

  Arany, Istvan ^a   Brysk, Miriam M ^a   Brysk, Henry ^a   Tyring, Stephen K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Epithelium; Growth arrest; iNOS; Interferon

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KERATINOCYTE; MITOSIS INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; KERATINOCYTES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030596103     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(96)04476-X     Document Type: Article

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