Phase transitions in the growth of C3H 10T1/2 cells

Radiation Research

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 508-516

  Wells, R L ^a   Hu, Qiyue ^a   Xing, Yiding ^a   Buddenbaum, W ^a   Hill, C K ^b   Elkind, M M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DOWN REGULATION; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CARCINOGENS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P21; CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR P27; CYCLINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; S PHASE; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; TRETINOIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031923113     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3579791     Document Type: Article

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