Establishment and characterization of a new human testicular seminoma cell line, JKT-1

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 282-287

  Kinugawa, Keigo ^a   Hyodo, Fuminori ^a   Matsuki, Takakazu ^a   Jo, Yoshimasa ^a   Furukawa, Yoji ^a   Ueki, Ayako ^a   Tanaka, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

JKT 1 cells; Seminoma; Testicular germ cell line

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE PLACENTA ISOENZYME; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SHAPE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME LOSS; DESMOSOME; EXPLANT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CANCER; Y CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031865690     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1998.tb00604.x     Document Type: Article

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