Altered expression of transforming growth factor-α: An early event in renal cell carcinoma development

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 213-219

  Everitt, Jeffrey I ^a   Walker, Cheryl L ^b   Goldsworthy, Thomas W ^a   Wolf, Douglas C ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eker rat; Kidney; Renal cell carcinoma; Transforming growth factor ; Tumor progression

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030793576     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2744(199707)19:3<213::AID-MC9>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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