Increased expression of HGF and c-met in rat small intestine during recovery from methotrexate induced mucositis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 945-952

  Xian, C J ^a   Couper, R ^a   Howarth, G S ^a   Read, L C ^a   Kallincos, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

c met; Hepatocyte growth factor; HGF; Intestinal mucositis; Methotrexate; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; SCATTER FACTOR; SCATTER FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYPT CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE VILLUS; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE REPAIR; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033975089     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1023     Document Type: Article

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