Downregulation of Alpha-Fetoprotein Gene Expression in Somatic Hybrids of AFP-Positive and AFP-Negative Clones of Rat Hepatoma

Russian Journal of Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1115-1122

  Kustova, I F ^a   Varga, E V ^a   Eraiser, T L ^a   Lazarevich, N L ^a  

^a N N BLOKHIN RUSSIAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0347039558     PISSN: 10227954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012392202726     Document Type: Article

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