Analysis of interferon regulatory factor 1 and 2 gene expression in human hepatoma cell lines

International Hepatology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 351-357

  Nakao, Kazuhiko ^a   Nakata, Keisuke ^a   Daikoku, Manabu ^a   Inokuchi, Kaoru ^a   Nomura, Tasuku ^a   Ido, Akio ^a   Tsuruta, Shotaro ^a   Kato, Yuji ^a   Ishii, Nobuko ^a   Nagataki, Shigenobu ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatoma; IRF 1; IRF 2

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 1; INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 15844404866     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4346(96)00268-X     Document Type: Article

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