Relaxin promotes differentiation of human breast cancer cells MCF-7 transplanted into nude mice

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 435, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-519

  Bani, Daniele ^a   Flagiello, Domenico ^b   Poupon, Marie France ^b   Nistri, Silvia ^a   Poirson Bichat, Florance ^b   Bigazzi, Mario ^c   Bani Sacchi, Tatiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c Prosperius Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; MCF 7 cells; Nude mice; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; ESTROGEN; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRAFT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; MYOEPITHELIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMARY NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEOPLASM TRANSPLANTATION; PHENOTYPE; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RELAXIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032707473     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050435     Document Type: Article

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