Bombesin, calcium homeostasis and tumour growth

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-409

  Meloni, F ^a   Brocchieri, A ^a   Ballabio, P C ^a   Tua, A ^a   Grignani, G ^a   Grassi, G G ^a  

^a Institute of Respiratory Diseases   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bombesin; Calcium; Tumour cells; Tumour growth

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; BOMBESIN; CALCIUM ION; COLLAGEN; THROMBIN;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0031790640     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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