Altered gap junctional intercellular communication in neoplastic rat esophageal epithelial cells

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1149-1153

  Garber, Stacey A ^b   Fernstrom, Martha J ^b   Stoner, Gary D ^a   Ruch, Randall J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; N BENZYL N METHYLNITROSAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031408814     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.6.1149     Document Type: Article

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