Hepatocyte growth factor and melanoma: Gene transfer studies in human melanocytes

Melanoma Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-97

  Hamoen, K E ^a   Borel Rinkes, I H M ^a   Morgan, J R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth factor; Melanocyte; Retrovirus gene transfer

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; SCATTER FACTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEVODOPA; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; PHENOTYPE; RETROVIRIDAE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035038515     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200104000-00002     Document Type: Article

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