Low molecular weight components but not dimeric HCG inhibit growth and down-regulate AP-1 transcription factor in Kaposi's sarcoma cells

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 4038-4041

  Kachra, Z ^a   Guo, Wei Xing ^a   Sairam, M R ^b   Antakly, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIMER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL GROWTH; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0030754107     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.9.5491     Document Type: Article

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