Gap junctional communication in cultured human lung carcinoma cells

Lung Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-231

  Tomai, Evangelia ^a   Brownell, Heather L ^a   Tufescu, Ted V ^a   Reid, Kenneth ^a   Campling, Barbara G ^a   Raptis, Leda ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, non small cell lung; Carcinoma, small cell; Cell communication; Gap junctions; Lung neoplasms; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DYE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CELL COMMUNICATION; ELECTROPORATION; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032952280     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(99)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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