Vesicle traffic through intercellular bridges in DU 145 human prostate cancer cells

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 388-396

  Vidulescu, Cristina ^a   Clejan, Sanda ^a   O'Connor, Kim C ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Filopodia; Intercellular bridges; Intercellular communication; Membrane vesicles; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIOCTADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; CARBOCYANINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MOTION; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSEUDOPODIUM; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CARBOCYANINES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSEUDOPODIA; TUBULIN;

EID: 32244433328     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2004.tb00328.x     Document Type: Article

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