Overexpression of Bcl-2 enhances metastatic potential of human bladder cancer cells

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1651-1656

  Miyake, H ^a,b   Hara, I ^a   Yamanaka, K ^a   Gohji, K ^a   Arakawa, S ^a   Kamidono, S ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Bladder cancer; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN BCL 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL NEOPLASM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUDE MOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0033000299     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690264     Document Type: Article

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