λ-Carrageenan-induced inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication in rat liver epithelial cells

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 122-128

  Suzuki, Junji ^a   Na, Hye Kyung ^a   Upham, Brad L ^a   Chang, Chia Cheng ^a   Trosko, James E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PHORBOL ESTER; TUMOR PROMOTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FOOD PROCESSING; GAP JUNCTION; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CARRAGEENAN; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034029268     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC3601_16     Document Type: Article

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