Expression of N-myristoyltransferase in human brain tumors

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-13

  Lu, Yanjie ^a,b   Selvakumar, Ponniah ^a,b   Ali, Kaiser ^a,c   Shrivastav, Anuraag ^a,b   Bajaj, Gagan ^a,b   Resch, Lothar ^a   Griebel, Robert ^a   Fourney, Daryl ^a   Meguro, Kotoo ^a   Sharma, Rajendra K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Saskatoon Cancer Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Human brain tumors; Lipid modification; Myristoylation, N myristoyltransferase

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN N MYRISTOYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 13844250630     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-004-9680-9     Document Type: Article

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