Galectin-3 protects human breast carcinoma cells against nitric oxide-induced apoptosis: Implication of galectin-3 function during metastasis

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1055-1060

  Moon, Bong Ki ^a,d   Lee, Yong J ^b   Battle, Paul ^b   Jessup, J Milburn ^c   Raz, Avraham ^d   Kim, Hyeong Reh Choi ^d  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CYTOCHROME C; FREE RADICAL; GALAPTIN; GALECTIN 3; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANCHORAGE INDEPENDENT GROWTH; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; METASTASIS; MITOCHONDRION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034855758     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9440(10)61780-4     Document Type: Article

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