Phenotypic and morphological characterization of neuroblastoma cells constitutively expressing B-myb

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Scarpa, Susanna ^a   Negroni, Anna ^b   Amendola, Roberto ^b   Signorelli, Paola ^a   Calabretta, Bruno ^c   Modesti, Andrea ^d   Raschellà, Giuseppe ^b,e  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

B myb; Differentiation; Morphology; Neuroblastoma; Phenotype; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; RETINOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROECTODERM; ONCOGENE MYC; PHENOTYPE;

CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOSKELETON; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; VIMENTIN;

EID: 0031047653     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005749802210     Document Type: Article

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