Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) in combination with its soluble receptor (CNTFRα) increases connexin43 expression and suppresses growth of C6 glioma cells

Cancer Research

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3544-3548

  Ozog, Mark A ^a   Bechberger, John F ^a   Naus, Christian C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GLIOMA CELL; GROWTH RATE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLIOMA; RATS; RECEPTOR, CILIARY NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0037096884     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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