The Wnt signaling pathway and its role in tumor development

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 199-221

  Lustig, B ^a   Behrens, J ^b  

^a KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molecular defects; Signaling pathway; Tumor development; Wnt

Indexed keywords

WNT PROTEIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0037778008     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-003-0431-0     Document Type: Review

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