The increase in bladder carcinoma cell population induced by the free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotrophin is a result of an anti-apoptosis effect and not cell proliferation

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1553-1556

  Butler, S A ^a   Ikram, M S ^a   Mathieu, S ^a   Iles, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bladder cancer; Cystine knot growth factor; Free hCG

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIVISION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; HUMANS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034115063     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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