The epidermal growth factor receptor mediates radioresistance

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 246-254

  Liang, Ke ^a   Ang, K Kian ^a   Milas, Luka ^a   Hunter, Nancy ^a   Fan, Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Akt; EGF receptor; Ionizing radiation; MAPK; Radioresistance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; ASSAYS; CLONING; IONIZING RADIATION;

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR (EGF);

TUMORS;

CETUXIMAB; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE B;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL CLONE; CELL SURVIVAL; CLONOGENIC ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 0041563993     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00511-X     Document Type: Article

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