Cell proliferation induced by triiodothyronine in rat liver is associated with nodule regression and reduction of hepatocellular carcinomas

Cancer Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 603-609

  Ledda Columbano, Giovanna M ^a   Perra, Andrea ^a   Loi, Roberto ^a   Shinozuka, Hisashi ^b   Columbano, Amedeo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Sezione di Oncologia e Patologia Molecolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LIOTHYRONINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG MECHANISM; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER NODULE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CELL DIVISION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL; MALE; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATORS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0033960561     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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