Human secreted frizzled-related protein is down-regulated and induces apoptosis in human cervical cancer

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 280, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 280-287

  Ko, Jesang ^a   Ryu, Ki Sung ^b   Lee, Young Han ^c   Na, Doe Sun ^a   Kim, Yoon Suk ^b   Oh, Young Mi ^b   Kim, In Sik ^a   Kim, Jin Woo ^b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cervical cancer; Human secreted frizzled related protein; Tumor suppressor; catenin

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FRIZZLED RELATED PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; DOWN REGULATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0036429396     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.2002.5649     Document Type: Article

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