Normal human fibroblasts immortalized by introduction of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) E6-E7 genes

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-319

  Shiga, Takashi ^a   Shirasawa, Hiroshi ^a   Shimizu, Kumiko ^a   Dezawa, Mari ^a   Masuda, Yoshiaki ^a   Simizu, Bunsiti ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human fibroblasts; Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV 16); Immortalization

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; FIBROBLAST; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; VIRUS GENE; WART VIRUS;

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPES;

EID: 0030970322     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01207.x     Document Type: Article

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