An activating mutation in the kit receptor abolishes the stroma requirement for growth of ELM erythroleukemia cells, but does not prevent their differentiation in response to erythropoietin

Blood

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4798-4807

  Leslie, Nick R ^a   O'Prey, Jim ^a   Bartholomew, Chris ^a   Harrison, Paul R ^a  

^a BEATSON INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STEM CELL FACTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STROMA;

EID: 0032535765     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.12.4798     Document Type: Article

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