HGF: A multifunctional growth factor controlling cell scattering

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1357-1362

  Stella, Maria Cristina ^a   Comoglio, Paolo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth factor; HGF SF; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 7Q; EMBRYO DEATH; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LETHALITY; LIVER INJURY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTO ONCOGENE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGENERATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MET; PROTO-ONCOGENES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032730169     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(99)00089-8     Document Type: Article

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