Expression of TrkA, TrkB and TrkC in human neuroblastomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 49-56

  Brodeur, Garrett M ^a   Nakagawara, Akira ^b   Yamashiro, Darrell J ^b   Ikegaki, Naohiko ^b   Liu, Xing Ge ^b   Azar, Christopher G ^b   Lee, Catherine P ^b   Evans, Audrey E ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BDNF; Differentiation; N myc; Neuroblastoma; NGF; NGFR; NT 3; Programmed cell death; Transfection; TrkA; TrkB; TrkC

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NEUROBLASTOMA; ONCOGENE C MYB; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0031054676     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005729329526     Document Type: Article

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