Receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility and CD44 expressions in colon cancer assessed by quantitative analysis using real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 987-992

  Yamada, Yoichi ^a,b   Itano, Naoki ^a   Narimatsu, Hisashi ^c   Kudo, Takashi ^c   Hirohashi, Setsuo ^d   Ochiai, Atsushi ^d   Niimi, Atsushi ^b   Ueda, Minoru ^b   Kimata, Koji ^a  

^a AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD44; Colon cancer; Hyaluronan; Real time RT PCR; RHAMM

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; HERMES ANTIGEN; HYALURONAN RECEPTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032735286     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1999.tb00846.x     Document Type: Article

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