The role of gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) disorders in experimental and human carcinogenesis

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 761-768

  Krutovskikh, V ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; GJIC; Hepatocarcinogenesis

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CARCINOMA; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS; RATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030793292     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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