Control of invasive growth by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and related scatter factors

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-142

  Tamagnone, Luca ^a   Comoglio, Paolo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

HGF; MET; MSP; RON; Scatter factors

Indexed keywords

MACROPHAGE ACTIVATING FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR; SEX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CELL POLARITY; CELL REGENERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031170938     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6101(97)00007-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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