All-trans retinoic acid enhances gap junctional intercellular communication among renal epithelial cells in vitro treated with renal carcinogens

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1003-1008

  Watanabe, J ^a   Nomata, K ^a   Noguchi, M ^a   Satoh, H ^a   Kanda, S ^a   Kanetake, H ^a   Saito, Y ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

All trans retinoic acid; Gap junction; Renal carcinogens; Renal epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; CONNEXIN 43; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; POTASSIUM BROMATE; RETINOIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARCINOGENS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0033153292     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00032-5     Document Type: Article

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