The significance of autophagy in cancer

Molecular Carcinogenesis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Ng, Grace ^a   Huang, Jingxiang ^b  

^a HUTCHISON MRC RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Beclin 1; Phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase; Programmed cell death; Tor

Indexed keywords

BECLIN 1; PROTEIN BCL 2; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 23644443068     PISSN: 08991987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mc.20097     Document Type: Review

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