Expression of connexin32 and connexin43 gap junction proteins and E-cadherin in human lung cancer

Cancer Letters

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 161-169

  Jinn, Yasuto ^a,b   Ichioka, Masahiko ^a   Marumo, Fumiaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell cell adhesion molecule (CAM); Connexin; E cadherin; Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC); Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032523886     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(98)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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