Enhanced GABAB receptor in neoplastic rat liver: Induction of DNA synthesis by baclofen in hepatocyte cultures

Journal of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-214

  Biju, M P ^a   Pyroja, S ^a   Rajeshkumar, N V ^b   Paulose, C S ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b AMALA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

GABAB receptor; Hepatocyte; Hyperplasia; N nitrosodiethylamine; Partial hepatectomy

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN INBIBITOR; LEAD NITRATE; MITOGENIC AGENT; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CELL CULTURE; LIVER HYPERPLASIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GABA AGONISTS; HEPATOCYTES; KINETICS; LEAD; LIVER; MALE; MITOGENS; NITRATES; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; UP-REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036623122     PISSN: 10258140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10258140290018667     Document Type: Article

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