Reduction of malignant phenotype of HEPG2 cell is associated with the expression of connexin 26 but not connexin 32

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1593-1600

  Yano, Tomohori ^a   Hernandez Blazquez, Francisco Javier ^a   Omori, Yasufumi ^a   Yamasaki, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a International Agency for Research on Caner   (France)

^b KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034789012     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/22.10.1593     Document Type: Article

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