Inhibition of the Proliferation of a Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Cell Line by Gamma Interferon Gene Transfection

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 879-885

  Nakayama, Juichiro ^a   Tanaka, Toshihiro ^a   Furumura, Minao ^a   Takahashi, Akira ^a   Yamaguchi, Takahiro ^a   Shimura, Hideo ^a   Ikeda, Seiyo ^a   Kuroki, Masahide ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gamma interferon; Gene transfection; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Neurofibromatosis 1

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXPLANT; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; MALE; MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; SYMPTOM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

EID: 0942266088     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00342.x     Document Type: Article

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