Connexin transfection induces invasive properties in HeLa cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 142-149

  Graeber, Sybilla H M ^a   Hülser, Dieter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin; Embryonic chicken heart; Gap junction; HeLa cells; Tumor cell invasion

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL INVASION; CELL PROLIFERATION; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0344541959     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4130     Document Type: Article

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